Sentence examples for harsh foreign from inspiring English sources

The idea of America fluctuated for them between seeming like a land of bounty and a harsh, foreign place.

We soon forget their vices because essentially they are ordinary folks trying to survive in a harsh, foreign society that is intent on suppressing them.

But the Iraq war has always contained them both: Iraqis were liberated, and they were occupied; the invasion greatly benefitted Iraqi human rights, and it subjected Iraqis to an incompetent and sometimes harsh foreign rule.

In uncharacteristically harsh language, Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben Ami, a dove, accused the Palestinians of orchestrating the clashes "from above, in the hopes that a certain degree of violence would serve a short-term political purpose".

Moody's was not nearly as harsh on foreign automakers, noting that 11 of the 14 it rates could withstand near-term struggles.

Beijing's reaction to the downgrade was the harshest among foreign leaders.

Steel companies like Zekelman — which account for about half of the new requests in 2017 — got a tease of broader-reaching action when early in Trump's term, the White House announced it is investigating whether to label foreign-made steel and aluminum a national security risk, something that would impose harsh restrictions on foreign steel imports.

Regulators are erratic: sometimes dangerously lax, but at other times arbitrarily harsh (especially toward foreign firms).

In Qatar, Cup preparations have prompted outrage over the country's harsh treatment of foreign labourers.

In 1996, Mr. Helms cosponsored the Helms-Burton Act, which established harsh penalties for foreign businesses that invested in Cuban properties claimed by American companies and exiles.

Tales of paltry wages and harsh conditions for foreign workers producing Nike shoes, clothes and athletic equipment led U.S. students to protest the iconic brand.