She has come a long way since those first hesitant attempts at forming a government, although her dad effectively comparing Birgitte's manner to that of his ex-wife at her most harsh at the time of their divorce seems quite tough.
Pacers fans have unleashed some of the most harsh and tasteless comments in the league.
This week, we saw energy correspondent Terry Macalister visit one of Earth's most harsh yet vulnerable landscapes: the Arctic, where warming is occurring at twice the rate of the rest of the planet.
The Dead C provided one of, if not the most punishingly harsh performances of the festival.
And he delivers what is easily the most tart, harsh, menacing verse of his career: "Might look light, but we heavy though".
Gervais' opening remarks, which snark-blog Gawker dubbed "one of the most unrelentingly harsh and uncomfortable monologues in awards show history," skewered 64-year-old Cher's status as a senior citizen, needled 84-year-old Hugh Hefner as "the walking dead" and made mincemeat of the critically drubbed (yet Golden Globe-nominated) Angelina Jolie- Johnny Depp heist-thriller "The Tourist".
Reforms would help: more competition in management of the grid (State Grid Corporation, the world's largest state distributor of electricity, controls most of it), harsher penalties for producers and transmitters of dirty energy, bigger incentives to use clean sources, and the creation of a powerful regulator.
Don't scrub the shells with a knife as you clean them, as their colour will leach into the juices during cooking, giving an unappetising grey hue. 3) It is essential to boil the wine before you use it, to remove most of the harsh alcohol taste, leaving the fruity, acidic qualities of the wine to balance the dish.
He is being a little harsh; most of central Texas is perfectly nice-looking grassland.
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.
