Word: harshness
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This summer's meetings mark the first time Fine Arts graduate students and faculty members have met formally to resolve a host of perennial problems, previously broached only in a volley of harsh, letters...
...actor since the earlier Max films, possessing enough confidence to call this last piece of his work "shit." He has also had enough voice lessons in American English, and gained enough U.S. exposure that a Casey Kasem-like voice does not have to be dubbed over his harsh Australian drawl (as was done in the first Made Max). In any case, there is now a layer of wit stacked over The Concept of Hero as Road Warrior...
...Couch begins her story of an unlucky dog with a life analogous to Garga's, the screen takes a break from its usual depressing scenes to show a pipy little canine drawing laughs from the audience. The picture complement, though small in size, helps bring a bit of the harsh city to the relatively cozy Ex stage...
Caspar Weinberger's opinion was blunt and harsh. Asked how the four suspects in the Walker spy scandal should be punished if found guilty, the Defense Secretary replied, "They should be shot," adding that he supposed "hanging is the preferred method." Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who introduced a bill to make spying for money punishable by death, was even more draconian. "If there is an execution, it should be public and on television," he said. "I want the widest possible visibility of this kind of crime (to) deter people who may be starting down this road...
Singled out for equally harsh criticism were Iron-and-Steel Industry Minister Ivan Kazanets, 67, in office for 20 years; Agricultural Machine-Building Minister Konstantin Belyak, 69, twelve years on the job; and Building- Materials Industry Minister Alexei Yashin, 66, appointed only six years ago. Gorbachev attacked all of them for failing to meet production quotas (in Kazanets' case, for the past 15 years) while raising their departments' budgets. Said Gorbachev: "I think we are not fellow travelers of those executives who hope to draw the country again into vast, unjustified spending...