Sentences with phrase «harrowing examples»

Women on the frontlines who toil in our agricultural and food systems are one of the most harrowing examples of the way the framework of our existence is rigged to disfavor them.

A harrowing example, sadly involving loss of one canine life, is the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge («Galloping Gertie») in 1940.

Another more harrowing example of taxable munis are those that are issued as tax free, then later become taxable if and when the IRS determines the proceeds are being used for purposes that do not fall under tax - exempt status.

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Snatches of horror invented by Mendes and added to the drama — for example, the harrowing scene of Lear savagely beating his Fool — may be gratuitously gory, but they do bring authenticity to the severe setting that designer Anthony Ward has so deftly articulated.

For example, Elizabeth Wein's harrowing but hopeful Rose Under Fire follows a single (fictional) teenage pilot into the depths of Ravensbrück, a women's concentration camp in Nazi Germany.

London - based Linklaters, which administers a harrowing aptitude test, and San Francisco - based Orrick Harrington, which trains its lawyers in behavioural interviewing, are two outstanding examples.

Anything North of Shelter St is really sketchy in my book as I have driven all of those streets and it is a good example of the issues that can be faced with chasing the max ROI in really rough areas - most of the time you don't get shot, but I have seen and heard of similarly harrowing stories in that area.