Sentences with phrase «harsh reminder»

Last year, a series of violent school incidents in Saint Paul served as harsh reminders of the daunting challenges that persist.

The floods of 2010 and cyclones of 1997 and 2007 are harsh reminders of the fact that we are [continue reading...]

«The harsh reminder of political dysfunction is about to begin again in earnest,» says Jonathan Citrin, founder of investment advisory Citrin Group, whose clients include small - business owners.

Lapses in security are a harsh reminder that perhaps the lives of 17 innocent victims of the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland could have been spared if the proper surveillance equipment and personnel had been in place at...

But the event has also served as a harsh reminder to the Christian community, since it challenges our traditional notions of leadership and authority.

Harsh reminder no team is entitled to champions league.

It got a bit easier when I got pregnant again, but even than seeing «happy bumps» was (and sometimes still is) a harsh reminder of the happy / optimistic pregnancy I will never experience again.

The loss is a harsh reminder...

As the years pass, I'm learning how to better trust my gut and not do the wrong thing, but every so often I get a harsh reminder that I've still got work to do.»

Despite those classics, Egoyan's star has fallen of late, and this new effort is a harsh reminder that he may have lost his mojo.

In the context of continuing abuses of power and authority, all of it becomes a harsh reminder that, even though we may learn from the past, we still seem doomed to repeat it.

No one is buying a hybrid sedan for performance and this is when the ES 300h gives you a harsh reminder of that fact.

It is a harsh reminder to us all to be extra vigilant and always use a safe when staying in hotels!

From a broader perspective, this experience has been a harsh reminder of a less than flattering reality, which is that sexual assault and harassment does exist within our community.

HD includes the former, but the absence of the latter is a harsh reminder of how far the series has come — while features like getting off your board (TH Underground) and «nail the trick» (Project 8) were overkill, the loss of 3's reverts and 4's nifty flatland tricks makes HD's gameplay feel absolutely hamstrung by comparison.

«Five Car Stud» is a harsh reminder of a shameful part of our history whose traces still linger.

When armed, masked thieves tore Edvard Munch's most famous image, The Scream (1893), and a second painting, Madonna (1893 — 94), from the museum's walls and escaped to a waiting car, it was a harsh reminder that works on public display can be especially vulnerable to theft and damage.

This is not only terribly difficult for farming communities, but also affects food prices worldwide — harsh reminders of the need to find crop varieties that will help adapt to these changing conditions.»

The driver is being charged for DWI and intoxication assault, but this is a harsh reminder of the problems with drinking and driving.

Losing someone close to you is not only upsetting, it can also be a bit of a wake - up call — a harsh reminder of just how precious life is.

Lapses in security are a harsh reminder that perhaps the lives of 17 innocent victims of the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland could have been spared if the proper surveillance equipment and personnel had been in place at the time.

Lapses in security are a harsh reminder that perhaps the lives of 17 innocent victims of the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland could have been spared if the proper surveillance equipment and personnel had been in place at...

Coming just six weeks after the tragedy, Passover, like most holidays, anniversaries and birthdays, seems to be a harsh reminder of lost loved ones, but can bring survivors closer at a most vulnerable time.