Instead this proud franchise is dealing with the harsh reality that the season is over.
Also unsurprising should be the harsh reality that when they leave prison they can't find jobs.
The harsh reality is that we live in a world awash with wannabe leaders.
The harsh reality, however, is that even Peugeot's French workers face an uncertain future.
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If he can accept the harsh reality of the market then there's hope for the entire region.
But both men agree laughter can help people deal with the harsh reality of dealing with mental health problems.
The harsh reality is that neither candidate may achieve very much on the climate issue, despite Michael Bloomberg's hopes.
The harsh reality is that Martin Luther King Jr. is never coming back.
This has been the harsh reality laid out before many of the most talented, hardest working and biggest dreaming athletes.
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It was possibly slightly edited but not so much so as to detract from the harsh reality of this awful event.
But astute investors will recognize the harsh reality that such a move would acknowledge that competitors have caught up with Apple.
As well as quirks of composition and valuation, the harsh reality is that, as in previous crises, investors are not discriminating much.
For planning and budgeting purposes, and for allocating resources, most Japanese companies have accepted the harsh reality of an historically strong yen.
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The harsh reality is that today, even in the face of great hope and promise, African-American communities continue to be devastated by HIV.
The subtle scripting of the relationship between Larson and Wali takes the film beyond the harsh reality of the war and into the personal.
This is the harsh reality of actively-managed fund results, and one more reason to own a diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds and ETFs.
While the enabling environment for true media freedom is improving, the harsh reality is that many in the world still do not have access to basic communication technology.
Their high expectations are often quickly dashed by the harsh reality of the demand for graduates, especially for those armed with degrees in English, international trade and computer science.
The questions speak to the harsh reality Stoudemire faces.
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Just wait until the broad realization dawns that the harsh reality of Obamacare is that tens of millions will lose their employer provided insurance because of the perverse incentives under the program.
And while that may sound like a great deal for the middle class, the harsh reality is that most middle class taxpayers do not earn meaningful amounts of dividends and long-term capital gains.
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Cuts expose the harsh reality of professional football: Its players are ultimately commodities, once vigorously pursued and wooed, then dumped with little ceremony if they are injured or fail to deliver on expectations.
Faced with the harsh reality of student debt, the NYPIRG and New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) came together to power the National College Finance Center and its national public service campaign.
These novels, fairy tales, comic strips and storybooks offer Haitian children from three to 17 a welcome distraction from the harsh reality of their immediate surroundings and an opportunity to read despite the destruction of many libraries.
Not only can a journal help you with the harsh reality of where your money goes each pay cycle, but over time will help you to feel good about your cost-cutting measures as it will reflect the savings you make each day.
The reason is that such a document spells out a logical asset allocation given one's financial goals, discusses the historical levels of volatility inherent in the chosen allocation and mentally prepares the investor for the harsh reality that periods of "black swan" events do happen.
But when my 25-year- old middle son Peter shot himself in a moment of despair last April, I came full circle to the harsh reality that there are almost twice as many suicides as murders by firearm across America, roughly 19, 000 of the 30, 000 gun deaths each year.
Yield variations aside, there's no room for argument over the harsh economic reality of selling GM crops into a reluctant market - and some GM farmers are having second thoughts.
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