Any challenge invited harsh punishment.

任何对他的挑战都会招致严酷的刑罚。

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I think her suspension from the team was a very harsh punishment.

我认为她被暂停参加队的比赛是很严厉的处罚。

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He received a harsh punishment from his history teacher yesterday.

昨天他受到历史老师严厉的惩罚。

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The law ordered harsh punishment for any person found guilty of these crimes.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The defense team considers that punishment harsh, and feels that it does not really correspond with what Muntader al-Zaidi did.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Its citizens, meanwhile, are politically conservative and tend to favour harsh punishment for wrongdoers.

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Only 17% of the abused young adults wanted harsh punishment for the abusers.

BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Abuse of Indian children 'common'

If he has committed this crime, he should be given a harsh punishment.

BBC: Family of gang rape accused 'made infamous' in home village