Yet don't judge us too harshly.
Dr. Marburger, a mild-mannered scientist who maintained the respect of most colleagues even as many of them were harshly critical of the Bush White House, had earned a reputation as an even-handed manager of difficult assignments in the decades before his White House appointment in 2001.
Although harshly censured, Nabokov's masterpiece refused to be unread and earned praise from scholars, who celebrated its meditation on the psychology of love.
After an exchange of penalties, Exeter remained in contention until Waldrom was harshly yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on, a decision that quickly proved crucial when Wasps earned a penalty try, which Goode converted for a 26-16 half-time lead.
A woman who makes six figures is treated more harshly than a woman who earns less — unless it's too much less, in which case she is suspected to be a freeloader.
Variation in the grades earned in introductory science courses is one factor that affects students' persistence in science-related majors; a lightly graded introductory course versus a harshly graded one has a different effect (Ost, 2010).
Here in southern Iraq, where the largely Shiite Muslim population suffered harshly under Mr. Hussein's rule, a single sale of $2,000 is more than what many people earn in a year.
