Sentence examples for could be harsher from inspiring English sources

A blood-alcohol concentration limit of 0.08% would be one criterion; others could be harsher penalties for drunk drivers, increased testing, or programmes to deter young drinkers.

The film has an NC-17 rating, and it will prompt the customary gasps of outrage, but no viewer, however prim, could be harsher on the uncontrollable Brandon than the director is.

In more fragile economies, the bubble's ramifications could be harsher and longer lasting, despite the emergence of local VC industries.

And then the penalties could be harsher as the transgressions mount up.

Rights activists said the trial and sentencing were reminiscent of the Soviet era, when dissidents were sent to prison-like mental institutions where conditions could be harsher than in the Soviet gulag.

Preliminary weather forecasts indicate that this winter could be harsher than last year's with temperatures in some mountainous areas dropping as low as minus 13°C during the coldest days of December and January.

The tone could be harsh and emotionally naked.

And that it could be harsh to me.

He learnt quickly and sometimes the education could be harsh.

George W. Bush could be harsh; she once characterized him as an "incompetent leader".

Not that it was always idyllic: life on the road could be harsh.