harsh reality

collocation in English

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harsh
adjective
uk
/hɑːʃ/
us
/hɑːrʃ/
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than ...
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reality
noun
uk
/riˈæl.ə.ti/
us
/riˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined ...
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(Definition ofharshandrealityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofharsh reality

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This may be theharshrealityof endogeneity when applied to labour markets.
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Despite theharshrealitythey face, the refugees' clear preference is either to stay in the camps or emigrate abroad.
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Unfortunately, our results also shed light on theharshrealityof the ineffectiveness of services currently being provided in many communities throughout the nation.
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Here, activists encountered theharshrealityof party politics.
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He writes mostly with amused detachment, sustaining a gently ironic tone until brought up short by theharshrealityof self-inflicted death.
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This in turn could blunt theharshrealityof some of the more negative experiences among the elderly and, therefore, protect against the onset of depressive symptoms.
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The expression of pity and the wry references to the men's work and discomfort (wet shirts) divert attention from theharshrealityof the repeated flogging of the dogs.
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Groups, fearing theharshrealityof pure economic exposure, organised and pressed politicians to blunt the impact of economic deregulation.
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Theharshrealityis that it is a body in which we conduct negotiations.
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We therefore consider that theharshrealityexperienced by millions of workers cannot be judged by any terms of globalisation.
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That is theharshrealityof political life.
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Theharshrealityis that nobody is going to need its votes.
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Inharshreality, life is not that predictable in industry.
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That is theharshrealityof the matter.
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That is theharshrealitythat we must face.
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Theharshrealityis that the bulk of the private tenants who will find themselves in this position are not employed at all.
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However, theharshrealityof life is that society has changed dramatically.
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