Life in Palestine is harsh.

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

Sami has a difficult life.

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Layla was living a very hard life.

Israel slapped draconian sanctions on Gaza.

All this is a rude shock for Europe.

BJ So, as Dereck says, we have to work through extremes extreme temperatures, push ourselves at night.

Israel slapped draconian sanctions on Gaza.

Experience can be a harsh, though necessary, teacher.

He explains his poor and harsh lifestyle during his childhood days.

HA Yes, I was working in a tough situation, very dangerous.

Violating these laws can result in severe punishment.

The image of Sahir's death is too brutal to show here.

The Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid on us hard bondage

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage

Children in institutions also frequently face adverse conditions.

Further, the Council in its resolution 1996 15 of 23 July 1996

He was trounced by the free marketeer, Ronald Reagan.

Church officials are not calling for that harsh a penalty.

The Netherlands, in particular, has been subjected to a relentless campaign of vilification.

Instead, they imposed harsh terms, hoping to weaken Germany permanently.

Ban needs to begin with a cold, hard assessment of his new position.

Some had harsh commentary for Emmanuelle Cosse, minister of housing and the partner of Baupin.

Female prisoners faced torture, humiliation and harsh prison conditions.

Measures to safeguard the confidentiality of information and the anonymity of the informant were key in gaining the trust of informants.

Recent experience has provided a harsh reminder of the consequences of neglecting this responsibility.

Our countries have been fighting hard battles to overcome scourges such as corruption.

True, Germany has been hit hard very hard by the economic crisis.

Sudan has learned these lessons through harsh practical experience, including war.

Many of the crimes that are being investigated inside the shelter include torture and other cruel punishments.

Following the 2008 coup, the military government of Mauritania faced severe international sanctions and internal unrest.

The use of these restraints violates international standards and may constitute cruel practices.

I've got nothing against people who take them short term, when they're going through something perfectly horrible.

Executive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted.

The imposition of a draconian penalty without adequate explanation and without independent procedural safeguards falls within that prohibition.

I believe matter begets life life becomes single cells single cells become strings strings become chains chains network.

While harsh, the land allowed for a pastoral farming life familiar to the Norse.

Mountain States are characterized by remoteness, difficult accessibility, the scarcity of information, harsh geo climatic conditions, and high costs of living.

You know, when most people think about the diet I recommend, they think it s a really strict diet.

This is an especially harsh loss for poor countries seeking to gain a foothold in the global economy.

Those who have been released prefer to keep silent about their experiences.

Gaining consensus in China is a glacial process that will not be accomplished in a single speech.

He was referring to the government of Bahrain's use of Brazilian tear gas to violently stop protests (warning, link contains graphic content).

The birth was traumatic for Mollie and resulted in chronic health problems that contributed to her death 12 years later.