“In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the dance of life, an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive.”

“As spring turns to summer, the mercury rises drastically in the region, making the deserts that are likely to be the theatre for war, inhospitably hot.”

“Carrie had turned on this light when she came downstairs to do her practice, and in the daylight it glowed weakly and inhospitably.”