Winchester had a harsh regime, but was much preferable to his previous school.

It had "a harsh institutional regime in which, for many, there was a heavy atmosphere of fear".

The perceived threat from Israel also offers justification for a harsh regime at home.

In November 2008 he was released from the harsh regime but remained in prison.

Convict 83 is a prisoner on an island, where the harsh regime of the Governor pushes him to lead a revolt.

Anti Japanese guerilla activity was insufficient to shake the harsh military regime.

L'Hermitage was also known in its time for its harsh regime.

From the employers' point of view this harsh regime was made necessary by the nature of the work-force.

"All this talk of longer sentences and harsher regimes," he had said.

I come from a country which lived for almost half a century under the harshest Communist regime without any right to free travel.