The Art Deco movement was an attempt to combine the harshness of mass production with the sensitivity of art and design.

Stalin's son Yakov, whom he had with his first wife Ekaterina Svanidze, shot himself because of Stalin's harshness toward him, but survived.

This was not to say that they were unacquainted with the harshness of life ; rather, their ethos included a sense of national pride.

The Oxford History of World War One notes that " In east and central Africa the harshness of the war resulted in acute shortages of food with famine in some areas, a weakening of populations, and epidemic diseases which killed hundreds of thousands of people and also cattle.

As with other spirits that are aged in casks, tequila takes on the flavors of the wood, while the harshness of the alcohol mellows.

His first diplomatic mission on behalf of the city, in September 1642, was to the court of the Elector of Saxony at Dresden to seek some mitigation of the harshness with which the Saxon military commander treated Magdeburg.

* Description: A sweeter, milder sounding baritone voice, lacking in harshness ; lighter and perhaps mellower than the dramatic baritone with a higher tessitura.

The study does not address costs associated with the manufacture and disposal of dishwashers, the cost of possible accelerated wear of dishes from the chemical harshness of dishwasher detergent or the value of labour saved ; hand washers needed between 65 and 106 minutes.

Neither was it received with the harshness that Dreiser reported.

Cavendish states that her bashfulness concerned the number, not type, of people she addressed, although she does reveal that she imagines the people she meets to be virtuous and wise, and that she believes such people would receive her with less harshness than others.

Burdock root is very crisp and has a sweet, mild, and pungent flavour with a little muddy harshness that can be reduced by soaking julienned or shredded roots in water for five to ten minutes.

Burdock root's harshness harmonizes well with pork in miso soup ( tonjiru ) and with Japanese-style pilaf ( takikomi gohan ).

As the years passed, despite the best attempts of Goebbels and the Propaganda Ministry with its formidable domestic information control, there can be little doubt from diaries and periodicals of the time that information about the harshness and cruelty became progressively known to the German public.

His adoptive father, whom James in essays called simply his father, appears to have treated James — versus James's siblings — with singular harshness.

Now their ultimate ambition was to be in close touch with the Gestapo, to be useful to Gestapo officers, parade down the street with them, show off their knowledge of the German language and vie with their masters in the harshness of their dealings with the Jewish population.

During 1971 the spring rates and damper settings were altered along with the front suspension bushes which reduced the bounciness of the ride and low speed ride harshness which had generated press criticism at the time of the Cortina III's launch.

The brothers saw the harshness of the world through their work with the peasants who were often abused by the local government, overburdened and hungry due to the heavy taxes that were levied upon them.

This study indicates there is one segment that is more concerned with effectiveness than harshness, and another segment that is more interested in gentleness than strength.

A saving clause in the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which provided for some liberty of conscience, if not of worship, Louvois sharply annulled with the phrase " Sa majesté veut qu ' on fasse sentir les dernières rigueurs a ceux qui ne voudront pas se faire de sa religion " (" His Majesty wishes the worst harshness on those who do not partake of his religion ").

Nonetheless, in light of the massive support the Islamists could muster, the authorities henceforth viewed them as a potentially grave threat to the state and alternately treated them with harshness and respect.

Dead Kennedys were noted for the harshness of their lyrics, which generally combined biting social satire while expressing a staunchly left-wing view of contemporary America.

His harshness was felt by only a small, but highly vocal minority, who later exaggerated his despotism in favour of the well regarded Nervan-Antonian dynasty which followed.

One of the most glaring reflections of the harshness of the regime in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, is the mandatory military service that citizens on average serve from age 18 until they are 55 and which has spurred many to flee.

Other historians have emphasized the harshness of the life in the Eastern Cape ( which suffered one of its regular periods of drought in the early 1830s ) compared to the attractions of the fertile country of Natal, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal.

* Maror and Chazeret: Two types of bitter herbs, symbolizing the bitterness and harshness of the slavery which the Jews endured in Ancient Egypt.

He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War ( 1861 – 65 ), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the " scorched earth " policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States.

Her success there led to her briefly opening an experimental school which was an early attempt to introduce kindergarten methods ( love instead of harshness for discipline ; interest instead of compulsion to impart knowledge ), but this, like other similar attempts at this time was not accepted and soon closed.

" They protested CCP control over intellectuals, the harshness of previous mass campaigns such as that against counterrevolutionaries, the slavish following of Soviet models, the low standards of living in China, the proscription of foreign literature, economic corruption among party cadres, and the fact that ' Party members many privileges which make them a race apart '".

At the very beginning the dues and outgoings did not press so very hard on the rajah, because the Porte knew how the country had been impoverished by the war: and the Pashas sent to govern it were to some extent controlled by the Porte, lest their harshness should drive the rajah to leave the island, or at least to revolt, for which his degraded condition would be an excuse.

It contains a polyphenol oxidase, which cause its darkened surface and muddy harshness by forming tannin-iron complexes.

However, others simply argue that the lack of high frequency noise and the higher fidelity of the digital medium make the recorded higher frequencies more prominent, which results in such perceived harshness in contrast to analog recording.

Again he wrote some patriotic pieces which, in the harshness of the times, were not then performed.

# The 4th indication of extremism manifests itself in harshness in the treatment of people, roughness in the manner of approach, and crudeness in calling people to Islam, all which are contrary to the teachings of the Qur ' an and Sunnah.

He defended his harshness towards extreme nationalists by saying " We do right to condemn all violence but we have a special duty to condemn the violence which is committed in our name ".

Instead, they usually grant an order for possession and an order for sale, which mitigates some of the harshness of the repossession by allowing the sale.

In view of these conditions the condemnation of the errors of David of Dinant, the complete extirpation of the sect of Amalricians to which he apparently belonged, and the unwonted harshness of St. Thomas's reference to him cannot be judged untimely or intemperate.

Geoffrey's ambitions may have included becoming King of England, which may account for some of the harshness that his two legitimate half-brothers displayed towards him.

The tree was noteworthy because it flowered twice in a year, once in the late spring which is normal, but also once after the harshness of midwinter has passed.

Its more pronounced oxidation and a quicker release of aromas help wines to lose their astringency and harshness faster ; which makes this the wood of choice for shorter maturations-six to ten months.

The Court outlined three factors that were to be considered in determining if the sentence is excessive: "( i ) the gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty ; ( ii ) the sentences imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction ; and ( iii ) the sentences imposed for commission of the same crime in other jurisdictions.

For example, in 67 BC, based on a submission from a Justice Ministry official Lu Wenshu ( 路溫舒 ), who was concerned about the harshness of the criminal justice system, Emperor Xuan added four appellate judges who were in charge of hearing final appeals.

In spite of heavy taxation and frequent harshness, the French introduced representative assemblies and new laws that were the same for all parts of the country.

Two Subaru traditions were been ended with the new model: the parking light switch atop the steering column is no longer present, and for the first time the windows have frames to improve noise, vibration, and harshness levels.

While there was German harshness, the new British or Belgian masters in German East Africa were by no means benevolent, either.

The KZF removed much of the shift harshness of the original OZ coded transmissions, but were still firmer than the run-of-the-mill overdrive transmissions used in the rest of Oldsmobile's lineup.

The Germans were able to correct a few impossible demands ( for example, the decommissioning of more submarines than their fleet possessed ) and registered their formal protest at the harshness of Allied terms.

The 1991 – 1992 W41 were rated at, while the 1993 W41 was rated at as a result of the first round of exhaust port size reduction to improve emissions and other changes to the Quad 4 architecture to reduce NVH ( noise, vibration, and harshness ).

He tried to force Athum to tell him but instead for an answer the angels Seth and Holth were banished to planet Earth, thrown into the harshness of light, noise and madness.

The court found that " the Silmido agents were not informed of the level of danger involved with their training, and the harshness of the training violated their basic human rights " and also acknowledged the emotional pain the government caused by not officially disclosing the agents ’ deaths to family members until 2006.

Whedon stated that these mini dream sequences were like documentaries ; people who find their loved ones dead are desperate to imagine a different, better outcome, and they create fantasies that cause much more pain when they are forced to return to the harshness of reality.

Her essays were best known for their harshness on men.

" These topics were supported by aesthetics that " were visually characterized by a documentary quality, often achieved by the use of a hand-held camera " and were shot " in black and white, using simple, stark scenery that vividly emphasized the harshness of the landscape ".

At first his figures were somewhat crude, but they gradually lost their harshness and gained in grace while still preserving the dignity.