Word: harsher
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...enough of a visible presence in my life—and vice versa—that he picked up on a detail that had eluded even my roommate. But in the midst of such familiarity, even cordiality, it’s sometimes easy to forget that winter is much harsher on some than others. The cold, rainy walk from Winthrop to Boylston is unsavory enough; imagine sleeping that same night on the ground near the Coop...
...legal opinion from a Justice Department agency that ultimately argued that subjecting suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in captivity to extreme stress "may be justified." When abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison came to light last spring, some Administration critics cited that memo as the legal backbone for the harsher treatment of prisoners, which is now the subject of court-martial proceedings...
...left-wing radio network Air America. One of the few comedians able to make his angry rants funny, he has become bigger than even Stuart Smalley would have dared encourage him to be. With four more years of Bush ahead, Franken promises that his next book will be even harsher. "This guy is really the worst we've ever had," he says...
...Michael Colono’s family and friends are disturbed by his loss,” Abramson said, “and they would have wanted a murder conviction or harsher sentence regardless of whether [the defendant] was John Harvard or John Q. Public...
...question that Harvard has cracked down harder on liquor violations,” Herms said. “But they’ve made no announcement about this harsher crackdown. They are evidently not reducing the rate of drinking. At this current rate, one out of every 12 students has been or will be Ad Boarded for liquor law violations during their tenure at Harvard...