The widespread assumption that, for all their inequalities and fissures, the country and its capital are fundamentally orderly and harmonious, has been revealed to be complacent.
For one thing, a political partnership that once seemed harmonious has long since soured, and Nick Clegg now struggles to agree minor moves on infant school dinners with his Conservative opposites; the idea of hammering out any real common programme has gone.
Her marriage, though harmonious, had turned sexless, and she frequently found herself consumed by intense crushes on women that she could never bring herself to act on.
Juppé's mission to promote his harmonious idea has not been an easy ride.
Its Coleraine cabernet/merlot, a subtle, nutty, spicy and always harmonious blend, has a reputation unequaled in New Zealand.
The notion that a company, and particularly one from near Tokyo, can come in and compete with their businesses runs against the grain in rural communities like this one, where a tradition of harmonious coexistence has made the creation of economic winners and losers abhorrent.
It just looks more harmonious". Coach Amelie Mauresmo has been the focus of much attention as she looks to guide Murray to a third Grand Slam title, and their first since beginning to work together last June.
How it turns out all depends on whether the particular group is harmonious or has personal squabbles.
There are two different varieties, including "harmonious," which has a lighter soy flavor, for around $40 for a 250-ml bottle; and "rich," with a bolder flavor, for around $50 for the same size bottle.
China's "harmonious society" has reflected this approach, which shifts the country's primary focus from a purely economic growth model to a more balanced one that addresses such social issues as the gap between rich and poor, widespread environmental degradation, and government and corporate corruption.
In Australia, a lack of green space data with nationwide coverage and harmonious definition has hitherto inhibited multi-city investigations of this important public health question.
