Word: harshness
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...these 33 films.. I found myself utterly unable to dislike any of them. True, some moved me more than others, but I felt that actually disliking one of these films would have bordered on cruelty. Don't think that I have a problem with being harsh. It's just that when I watch a Hollywood movie, I feel that I can hate it without hurting any particular person. Filmmaking is such a labor intensive artform that a film doesn't get a second chance to be made. Watching these films was like reading the filmmakers' diaries; I could...
...latter point is amplified by Third World advocates (and even the World Bank after the Asian bailouts), who point out that the harsh austerity package that typically accompanies an IMF loan or bailout cuts government social spending and therefore transfers the burden of inept decision-making by governments and investors onto the backs of society's poorest and most vulnerable members...
...again. It may seem harsh, but you need to think about what you can and can't live with. If you want a saying that's true, here's one: People change, but not that much. Stuff that's bugging you now won't simply disappear. Deciding to change rooms doesn't have to equal a final rejection. It can be the opportunity to spend time together because you want...
...director of the Secret Service, I would like to ensure that this sort of insubordination does not occur again. Therefore, official action will be taken against any employee who uses any code name other than the officially designated one to refer to the candidates. Particularly harsh action will be taken against anyone who refers to candidate Sundance as "Timber," "Maple," or any other arboristically derived term. The names "Android," "Hal," and their ilk are also expressly prohibited in reference to Sundance. Similarly, any reference to candidate Tumbler as "Shrub," "Junior," or "Preppy" will be acted on accordingly...
...perhaps New York is not entirely lost. While some politicians may have lost their personal morality, New Yorkers have not. The public outcry against Giuliani has hurt him both in the polls and within his own party. Prominent state Republicans have publicly criticized him for his harsh treatment of the Dorismond family. Regarding the highly publicized race between New York's mayor and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Giuliani is now slightly behind Clinton. A week before the Dorismond killing he led her in the polls...