It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. From LearnThat.org. [James Baldwin (1924-1987).]
A ferocious beating. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
So ferocious is the antidote to the Labour - lite problem it will leave much of their own Party behind. From Wordnik.com. [Would you Like To Try A New Position ?] Reference
The charge which followed was resolute, and the word ferocious best describes the struggle which followed. From Wordnik.com. [A Life of Gen Robert E Lee]
That they should be avaricious, greedy of plunder, and ferocious, is the natural result of their mode of life. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
He issued his orders in a voice of thunder and with an air of what, for want of a better expression, we may term ferocious heartiness. From Wordnik.com. [Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader] Reference
Once there, Mr. Stoudemire is known as a ferocious dunker. From Wordnik.com. [Why Is Stoudemire So Hard to Defend?] Reference
But they are punch-in-the-gut ferocious, which is what this issue needs. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Kerr: 3 Step Plan to Clean Up Agent Problem] Reference
Hakimullah Mehsud, thought to be 29 years old, is known as a ferocious fighter. From Wordnik.com. [Killings Rattle Pakistan Taliban] Reference
Q Mr. President, I don't know that we've ever been called ferocious before, but we appreciate it. From Wordnik.com. [Presidents Remarks To The Conference Of Mayors] Reference
A former finance professor at the London School of Economics, Mr. King, 61, is known as a ferocious worker. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
He was known as a ferocious pass rusher, tackler and sack-master, spearheading the Saints preeminent defense. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
Israeli soldiers battled Hamas militants east and north of the city of Gaza in what residents called ferocious fighting. From Wordnik.com. [The St. Petersburg Times] Reference
The Mucone has always been known as a ferocious and pitiless torrent, and maintains to this day its Tartarean reputation. From Wordnik.com. [Old Calabria] Reference
Although Addington can come across as mild-mannered and easygoing, he's known as a ferocious combatant in internal disputes. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Cheney staffer is force behind hot-button policies] Reference
The American was in ferocious form. From Wordnik.com. [Serena claims 10th Grand Slam singles title, targets more] Reference
As for the "ferocious" venom voice he made - don't get me started. From Wordnik.com. [Spider-Man Will Return in 2011! But Do We Want Him To? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Lambert argued that his denunciation of McKitrick was not "ferocious". From Wordnik.com. [Is it Karma? « Climate Audit] Reference
Everyone thinks of lions as "ferocious" and violent because they EAT HUMANS. From Wordnik.com. [Bonobos hunt, eat monkeys] Reference
I'm not sure what was "ferocious" about the dispute, but that's what the article said. From Wordnik.com. [Take Me Out To The Ball Game] Reference
Gavin said Ms. Horne cultivated a "ferocious" singing personality through her flashing eyes and teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Lena Horne dies at 92; dynamic singer and activist broke barriers in Hollywood] Reference
President Obama is raising campaign cash at a "ferocious" pace, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Ramps Up Fundraising Efforts Ahead Of Midterm Elections] Reference
He smoked in short ferocious drags. From Wordnik.com. [Agent Of The Terran Empire]
Neighbours said the dog was a "ferocious" creature. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
'Described as "ferocious" by their owner' It is the 'owner' who is ferocious. From Wordnik.com. [timesofmalta.com] Reference
He spoke with a kind of ferocious energy that carried conviction, even to her. From Wordnik.com. [Good Old Anna] Reference
Yet the author still inspires the kind of ferocious frenzy more typical of a rock star. From Wordnik.com. [Film | guardian.co.uk] Reference
"But in his own day he was better known as a ferocious manslaughterer called a berserkir. From Wordnik.com. [In Other Worlds]
I loved the image I saw of another Canadian skeleton racer's helmet, too -- a "ferocious" beaver!. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
Sean Penn with the kind of ferocious virility and detailed concentration that only Penn can bring to a role. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
He waited on their order with a kind of ferocious submission, draining his rank forehead with a sweep of his dirty palm. From Wordnik.com. [If I Were King] Reference
Described as "ferocious" by their owner, they licked their rescuers 'hands the second they were given some human affection. From Wordnik.com. [timesofmalta.com] Reference
"You're a nice scoundrel, Benson," said Superintendent Galloway, nodding his head at the innkeeper with a kind of ferocious banter. From Wordnik.com. [The Shrieking Pit] Reference
We had VERY early predictions of a weak tropical storm become a "ferocious" hurricane and go on a track straight towards New Orleans. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference
"ferocious" rainfall forecast after the loss of more than 700 lives in floods this year. From Wordnik.com. [Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News] Reference
A kind of ferocious merriment gained the mastery over him, and quite subdued his brutal nature. From Wordnik.com. [Barnaby Rudge] Reference
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