Sentence examples for were cut harshly from inspiring English sources

HONG KONG — Grief over a Chinese student who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing rippled across her home country on Wednesday as Internet sites and news reports described and celebrated a young woman whose ambitions for a career in finance were cut harshly short.

"We just went through a dark, ten-year-long nightmare under the Harper regime where programs and services were harshly cut back and I think this is the consequence of it," Phillip said.

They were treated harshly by opposing hitters.

Instead we were judged harshly and told off.

Other episodes were more harshly received.

Other religions were harshly discouraged.

Governments binge on spending during booms and cut back harshly during busts.

Successive periods of protest were harshly dealt with.

As time passed, the players were judged less harshly.

Republicans were harshly dismissive of the Democrats' priorities.

Many lacked aromatic complexity, and some were harshly tannic.