harsh judgment

collocation in English

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harsh
adjective
uk
/hɑːʃ/us
/hɑːrʃ/
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than ...
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judgment
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/us
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
the ability to form valuable opinions and make ...
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(Definition ofharshandjudgmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, he is satisfied with and even "amused" at theharshjudgmentof their families and neighbors - including the community-sanctioned corporal punishment of the woman (469).
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Given the history of the poll tax, we should not be surprised at thatharshjudgment.
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That of course is aharshjudgment, but there is an element of truth in it.
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In the process of arriving at that position we have to make a difficult andharshjudgmentabout what the nation can afford.
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That is a ratherharshjudgment—indeed, it may be harsher than it should be—but the association expresses the frustrations of councils throughout the land.
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This may be aharshjudgment.
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People with higher ratings were found to have moreharshjudgmentof their dates.
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This broughtharshjudgmenton his art.
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Were not going to passharshjudgment.
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We should not make harsh judgments about what it has achieved so far.
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Those are very harsh judgments.
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They are now being driven to recognise it by events, but many times we have received severe criticisms and harsh judgments while we ourselves realised the necessity of events.
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The log contains harsh judgments about the many forms of contemporary cultural scene.
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Early governors provided the stern leadership and harsh judgments required for the colony to survive its early difficulties.
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