Word: harshly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...study, then gave them jobs in government when they returned home again. Against the protestations of traditional Moslems, Faisal went ahead and abolished slavery, opened schools for girls and introduced television to his kingdom. At the same time, he kept the Koran as the law of the land. Harsh penalties continued to be handed out to those who violated its proscriptions against adultery and the drinking of alcohol. Even today, public executions of murderers are occasionally carried out in the main public squares of Saudi Arabian cities...
Modest Rating. Still, Alexander is winning the respect of critics who have long accused the IRS of dealing gently with wealthy taxpayers represented by expert attorneys but taking a harsh line toward obscure individuals who are unaware of their rights. Louise Brown, an official of Ralph Nader's Tax Reform Research Group, says that Alexander "has been more responsive to the problems of average taxpayers than any other commissioner" - though she adds that the IRS "is just moving out of the ice age in perceiving the special problems facing millions of lower-and middle-income people." Alexander...
...sought to immortalize his passion for Otoko. The novel was a work of love, and an immediate success. The book had made his career, had meant luxuries for the family and education for his children; but it nearly destroyed his marriage and later cast Otoko into the harsh glare of public curiosity...
Furthermore, the call on Bummer and the call on Jewett are an attempt to suppress the entire problem of why blacks and other minority groups does not apply to Harvard the problem is complex and committees will not find the answers. But some harsh words from Harvard stop two administrators that would place the blame should be--with alumni recruiters and department chairmen--may be a start...
...fact, the book is unrelentingly harsh on the ex-President only when to be otherwise would completely ruin Safire's own credibility. He assails Nixon's loathing of the press, his taping and wiretapping, his lying about Watergate. Yet even about these seemingly inexcusable Nixon transgressions Safire tries to plant redeeming doubts. Formerly a public relations man and now an erratic columnist for the New York Times, Safire seems to share his former boss's conspiratorial view of the press. According to Safire, it was "hatred of the press that slowly, steadily, and then suddenly pulled Nixon...