Sentence examples for harsh in the face of from inspiring English sources

This Alma is willful and even harsh in the face of her father's censoriousness and the childish malice of her mad, useless mother (an appropriately affecting and irritating Jennifer Harmon).

President Aliev, whose regime is growing harsher in the face of rising dissent, would love to make a triumphant announcement that the Ceyhan route was finally assured.

Greece has been a mainstay in the international press as it endures harsh austerity measures in the face of the global economic crisis.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has vowed to halt free education for the children of "illegal immigrants," once again putting herself at the center of controversy and inviting criticism that her harsh remarks fly in the face of the French republic's core values.

They are African women -- women who can function under the harshest conditions, who in the face of murder and rape continually stand up to fight.

Yet harsh reality soon crumbles in the face of Giselle's chocolate-box optimism, and Robert learns that life really can be a fairy-tale after all It's a credit to Adams that she keeps her heroine's innocence abroad always on the right side of cutesy.

By the time of Zia's death in a plane crash in 1988, his harsh reign was coming unglued in the face of a democratic challenge led by Bhutto's daughter, Benazir.

FRANKFURT — Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has faced harsh criticism for being too passive in the face of Europe's debt crisis.

Who says unions don't make pragmatic compromises – just like politicians – in the face of harsh realities?

Page D5 Business OPPOSITION TO EURO BONDS FROM GERMAN POLITICIANS Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has faced harsh criticism for being too passive in the face of Europe's debt crisis.

Mr. Dudley also thanked the British government for its "stalwart support" in the face of harsh attacks from United States lawmakers during the crisis.