Word: harshness
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...problems with the Tannery and Schoenhoff's Books," said Gregoire, who is Black. "It hasn't necessarily been racial. It was just harsh treatment...
Since the mid-1970s, campus Marxism has been on the decline, and the demise of the Soviet Union dealt an especially harsh blow. Professor of History Mark A. Kishlansky, who comments on Marxist interpretations of English history, says: "The failure of the regimes that were Marxist-inspired has made it a much more difficult sell...
...Prop 187 is so harsh -- and probably unconstitutional -- that several respected Republicans have come out against it -- and, by extension, against Wilson. In a year when Republicans have so far stuck together like Gummi Bears, Jack Kemp and William Bennett, both ambitious men unlikely to buck their party, tried appealing to conscience. While acknowledging that illegal immigration must be stopped, they argued that Prop 187 is a nativist measure that appeals to the angry and won't fix the problem. The measure, said Kemp, would "corrode the soul of the party." Bennett warned, "It is going to label all immigrants...
Sainte Colombe is characteristically harsh on the boy and in one deafening scene smashes his violin. Amidst these lessons, Marais also receives lessons of a different sort from the master's daughter, Madeline (Anne Brochet). The two actors display a shy desire for each other that's beguiling. Marais and Madeline's love sours and when Marais finally leaves her to play with the royal court, she perishes...
...Apple Mayor Rudolph Giuliani crossed party lines to endorse Democratic incumbent Mario Cuomo for Governor. Cuomo is running for his fourth term against Republican state senator George Pataki in a race that's too close to call. Both candidates had groveled for Giuliani's blessing. Today the mayor had harsh words for party colleague Pataki, who he said "personifies the status quo ... taking no risks and being guided, scripted and directed by others." The mayor had repeatedly said he was concerned that Pataki's plan to cut state income tax by 25% over four years may mean less...