Sentence examples for harsh surroundings from inspiring English sources

After such dry and harsh surroundings, an eyeful of greenery might be a welcome respite.

You wonder how such a sensitive soul even survived in such harsh surroundings.

It is a paradox of the New York real-estate market that nothing breeds gentility like harsh surroundings.

Many archaeans are noted for their ability to survive unusually harsh surroundings, such as high levels of salt or acid or high temperatures.

He wielded his gyroscope camera himself, carrying into his harsh surroundings enough equipment to process and develop the film and show it to the Eskimos.

Nasrallah was born there in 1954, and spent his childhood in the harsh surroundings of a Palestinian refugee camp, an experience he says he will never forget.

In both Withnail & I and High-Rise the characters must adapt to their harsh new surroundings.

Tarim's obvious differences from the west – the niqab, the authority of the scholars, the harsh desert surroundings – are, to them, precious marks of its authenticity.

But the surge pouring into Jordan prompted the authorities there to decree that all new arrivals be put into a camp built in harsh desert surroundings near its border with Syria.

Peroxiredoxin can sense harsh environmental surroundings and play a part in the inhibition of germination under unfavourable conditions [ 55].

Despite their harsh and isolated surroundings, the ascetics of Mount Sinai may have had a wide range of contacts, ranging from the Celtic fringe to present-day Iraq and beyond.