The phrase "a lot harsh" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically intended to express that something is very severe or critical, but the correct form would be "a lot harsher."
Example: "The criticism he received was a lot harsher than he expected."
Alternatives: "very harsh" or "extremely harsh."
We could have been a lot harsher in tone on Vice President Gore last night.
We can do it a lot harsher than on 'Pop Stars,' and the public will vote and choose the winner.
"There was a time when if you had two or three bad games you were looking over your shoulder, selection policies were a lot harsher.
At the extreme end of the Islamist spectrum are hard men whose rule would be a lot harsher than that of Mr Ben Ali and his ilk.
If the #MeToo movement had been going on then, my guess is that there would have been a lot harsher outcomes at the time.
A reality which may be a lot harsher still if we vote "no" then follow it up in spirit with Swiss-like immigration restrictions.
That French title, literally translated, is a blunt imperative, "Don't leave me!" — a lot harsher than its familiar American adaptation, "If You Go Away," lets on.
SH: I guess most people would have known Rob from his standup and Twitter, which errs on vulgarity and it's quite bold and really fucking funny but kind of harsh, and in my narrative thing, Rob veers much more towards a sweeter telling of stories, whereas I'm a lot harsher.
The verdict on Prime Minister Yingluck's populist policies will certainly be a lot harsher than on her brother's, from his time in office, which are still widely praised, even by his opponents, and are the ones most often cited by his supporters to explain their loyalty; the low-cost healthcare scheme, and the micro-credit Village Fund.
The truth though is a lot harsher than Mr Camerons sound bite spin would have us believe and I feel its too little too late and is only touching on the tip of a much bigger issue that no one truly wants to address in case they get called every name under the sun by the PC brigade, the very same one that wants us to do away with Christmas and have winter festival instead.
