In this difficult environment, missteps that might have been tolerated in rosier times can put a boss's head on the block.The much harsher financial outlook for big pharmaceutical firms is the link between the three sackings, says Chris Schott of Bank of America, an investment bank.
For the government, the outlook appears harsh.
On the contrary, his outlook is cosmically harsh, as if an unforgiving god were speaking, rather than a poet.
Usually liberal in their outlook, some phrases are harsh, while others have dark echoes of Twin Peaks: "Bodies lie in long grass, some are murdered and some are picnicking".
We serious types like our books strict and harsh, cynical and caustic, with a wry outlook on love about as close as we trust ourselves to get to actual warmth.
Vocalist Anthony Kiedis, who had resumed addictions to cocaine and heroin in 1994 after being sober for more than five years, approached his lyricism with a reflective outlook on drugs and their harsh effects.
During his speech just outside Orlando, Mr. Romney toned down his sometimes harsh words for Mr. Obama, focusing on a sunny outlook for the country under a Romney presidency that he vowed would be friendly to business and diplomatic to Democrats.
At the City Paper, he was the editor every young writer should hope to encounter: as harsh as he was forgiving, accessible, with an outlook that could be described as jaded idealism.
By 2015, when the next scheduled election is due, most of the harsh measures will have been taken, the economic outlook is likely to be much brighter, and the incumbent party will be well-placed for reëlection.
From Barcelona, Pascale Harter reports on the outlook for small businesses in the harsh economic climate.
