Piotr Trochowski, the Hamburg left-winger, had got in the way of a left-foot shot from Elano, the ball ricocheting off the back of his elbow, but it was harsh when the Italian referee, Nicola Rizzoli, put the whistle to his lips.
It's harsh, when you see a foul as blatant in my eyes and the players' eyes as that it's hard to accept it, for sure".
And it is far easier to be harsh when one is arguing with the benefit of hindsight what one might have done had one had actual responsibility for the operation of the financial system.All the same, Mr Buiter's not alone in his opinion.
But these tribal courts can be harsh when it comes to dispensing "justice" to women, as seen by Sakina's fate.
He could be harsh when he thought it was required, but no one accused him of being personally pompous.
But our panel's verdict was harsh: "When you look at the market capitalisation, they are no longer relevant".
Moving from the North to London can be harsh when you don't have a steady job and live above an Indian restaurant in Newington Green where you don't have any hot water.
He does not use any visual aids, he can be harsh when answering questions and he refuses to shorten his speech or stop for any reason, even if the crowd thins.
Don't be harsh when correcting an unwanted action.
Do not be harsh when you speak, just be firm and soon your friends will begin to respect your decisions.
