| The woman in his office has a hardness, even a harshness in her face and voice. |
| Academics and poverty mavens know this to be the case, though they try to soften the harshness of its implications. |
| It absorbs bumps in the road and reduces impact harshness, resulting in improved ride quality. |
| Like all the best fabulists he had no illusions about life's underlying harshness. |
| The enamoured look in her soft, brown eyes lessened the harshness of her behest. |
| The rigid structure also improves crashworthiness and helps reduce noise, vibration and harshness. |
