Word: harshest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...embodies not only the example of courageand determination under the harshest conceivablecircumstances, but--something even more rare--thevery spirit of reconciliation in his own nationand throughout the world," Rudenstine continued...
...soft spots. As much as one could criticize the romantic ballroom scene, I simply can't do it. Although expectedly cheezy, the slow waltz into adoration that Belle and the Beast have is enough to melt even the harshest heart. By the time the Beast--who previously climbed walls rather than stairs and who took almost a full minute to suppress his pride enough to ask "please"--tells Belle, "You're not my prisoner. You haven't been for a long time," one becomes ready to forgive and forget about the rest of the musical in exchange for that...
...swashbuckling billionaires like George Soros, whose trades can drive down entire foreign economies. I'm a much smaller fish: my partner and I manage about $360 million, investing almost all of it in U.S. stocks. But like the big boys, we get to engage in one of the purest, harshest, most exhilarating forms of capitalism. I post million-dollar gains or losses almost every day, and what I learn can help you as an individual investor...
...Kasich got the blueprint past queasy moderate Republicans in fine candidate style: with a little coalition-building. The House's tax-cut standard bearers -- Kasich, Gingrich, Dick Armey, et al -- promised that the plan's harshest characteristics would surely be softened in negotiations with the Senate anyway, so why not show a little short-term solidarity...
Shift to Northeastern versus Harvard, Fenway Park, yesterday afternoon. Sterling's statement faces its harshest possible test, as a reporter has the unique opportunity to compare the prognostication talents of ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons and some yahoo in the stands behind...