Dogs with dry skin often lack a "greasy" feel to their coat, making it appear harsh and dull.
If that analysis appears harsh, it should be pointed out that Na takes pace of play to new levels and for entirely the wrong reasons.
For the government, the outlook appears harsh.
The deportation plan appears harsher than asylum policies elsewhere in Western Europe, where countries including Austria, Britain, Denmark, Germany and Sweden have recently tightened the rules.
The Japanese version, as practiced in World War II, appears harsher than the rules under which Americans were supposed to operate after the Sept. 11 attacks; a cloth was supposed to be used, but the Senate Intelligence Committee report details at least one case where water appears to have been poured directly on a detainee's face.
"Ultimately, while the imposition of full restitution may appear harsh, it is not grossly disproportionate to the crime of receiving and possessing child pornography," Judge Garza wrote for the court.
"Although Fifa's approach may appear harsh in an individual case, it is only by enforcing the rules consistently and strictly that the abuses of the past can be avoided and a proper and safe development of minor players secured," Fifa said.
I don't mean to appear harsh when I use a term like fail miserably or that they can't figure it out, but this group of people didn't get through school or their careers getting a 50-60% grade on everything.
In some respects S&P's judgment may appear harsh.
Ranking them 10th here may appear harsh but are they likely to repeat the trick?
But that can appear harsh to voters, especially in the waning days of a race, when people can tire of the negativity.
