Word: harshness
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...what the Norwegian firm lacks in size, it could well make up for in expertise. Many onshore reserves, which are relatively easy to exploit, are being depleted. So Big Oil is being forced offshore into increasingly complex projects, often at great depths and in harsh conditions. "Each barrel of oil produced tomorrow contains a higher degree of R&D than a barrel produced yesterday," Reiten, a former Norwegian Minister for Petroleum and Energy, told TIME a couple of days before his resignation. With StatoilHydro's decades of experience operating in the tricky terrrain and climate off Norway's coast...
...Ware's concerns in the past have gone beyond issues of evidence. He also expressed concern with the impact a harsh sentence might have on the morale of Marines. "Even more dangerous is the potential that a Marine may hesitate at the critical moment when facing the enemy," wrote Ware in the Sharratt report. After weighing all the evidence available, Ware ultimately concluded that Sharratt had acted according to his training: "Whether this was a brave act of combat against the enemy or tragedy of misperception born out of conducting combat with an enemy that hides among innocents, LCpl Sharratt...
...time he was originally supposed to meet with representatives of the Council, Pilbeam sent his now-famous missive, which was almost immediately posted on the College’s Web site.Pilbeam’s letter was noteworthy not only for its content but also for its harsh tone. Calling the Party Fund “inherently flawed,” Pilbeam bashed the UC for funding unregulated events where the focus was clearly on drinking and insisted that his decision was final. Pilbeam also warned that funding individuals, as opposed to student groups...
...about the life of Pete Carroll, besides what’s been filtered through national media outlets? How many undergraduates get to see his most real moments, the ones he shares with his family, the ones that prove that, even in the aftermath of harsh defeat, he has things in perspective...
Cases of disproportionately harsh punishments against black defendants of dubious guilt are, thankfully, gaining increasing national attention. The black community in Jena has harnessed national outrage to sign petitions, write letters, raise awareness, and fundraise for a better defense for the six defendants. Their spirit of indignant activism lends hope that we can put an end to such violent abuses of justice that haunt our country...