The draft EU constitution now has more opponents than supporters in Finland, but then the wind of globalisation has swept over Finland with a harsh hand over the past year.

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It stands to benefit from a rising middle class that is switching from the harsh, hand-rolled cigarettes sold individually by street vendors.

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The deal that Germany has seemed to reject out of hand may already be too harsh for Greeks to bear.

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As we peel the onion, they discover that these problems often stem from harsh dealings they experienced as children at the hand of their fathers (and mothers), and an overall lack of support and encouragement from authority figures in their younger years.

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On the other hand, and at the risk of appearing harsh, shouldn't Dunn's illnesses have been disclosed to HP shareholders?

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But it would have been a harsh result given Australia's far greater attacking threat with the ball in hand and in the end the hosts had just enough in reserve to clinch their third win in a row against England.

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However, their opener was a touch fortunate as Neill's attempted clearance bounced up and struck his hand and referee Dessie Loughery's ruling that it was deliberate appeared harsh.

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Mr Romney, on the other hand, was endorsed by and campaigned with Kris Kobach, who helped write the harsh immigration laws passed by Arizona and Alabama.

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After its defeat in the Gulf war seven years ago, the council ordered it to hand over all illicit weapons and to accept continued monitoring of its arms industries before harsh economic sanctions could be lifted.

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