Once admit that we have the right to inflict unnecessary suffering and you destroy the very basis of human society. From LearnThat.org. [John Galsworthy (1867-1933), English novelist, dramatist.]
There was always the risk that displaying these pictures might again inflict pain and fear on some viewers. From Wordnik.com. ["Return to Sender" Confronting Lynching and Our Haunted Landscapes] Reference
As it is, I tell you to prepare for the heaviest punishment it can inflict, which is, that you be compelled to read some one of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One] Reference
AlbertoP well, I'm not father but I won't "inflict" anything. From Wordnik.com. [Boycott Novell - Recent changes [en]] Reference
I want to take on a new issue": it seems to me that what she wanted to do was "inflict" the issue, not "take on," much less pose. From Wordnik.com. ["I'm not doin' hand shows today."] Reference
What's more, the left must be ready to inflict further pain. From Wordnik.com. [THE FAB BLAIR BOYS] Reference
A default would inflict losses on banks and other investors. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Greek Tragedy] Reference
Simultaneous bombs at many malls, to inflict economic injury?. From Wordnik.com. [Whirl Is King All Around Us] Reference
"The girls were included just to inflict humiliation on them.". From Wordnik.com. [Of Tribes, Trials And Tribulations] Reference
No one knows what further havoc a GM bankruptcy might inflict. From Wordnik.com. [How to Bail Out General Motors] Reference
Another bad year may inflict more damage on Robinson than a book ever could. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunting Of American Express] Reference
The damage they now inflict is on the respect for law and the social climate. From Wordnik.com. [The Limits Of The Law] Reference
I was dismayed, however, by your statement that "we inflict it on ourselves.". From Wordnik.com. [Try Laughter, Tears--Or Sex] Reference
With few or no guns, saboteurs could inflict serious economic harm on the government. From Wordnik.com. [Oil, Guns And Fury In The Delta] Reference
It's not to bring your own culture with you so you can inflict it on the native populace. From Wordnik.com. [How to Be Invisible] Reference
Different weapons inflict unique wounds -- do you want the bad guys to die slowly or fast?. From Wordnik.com. [Die, Puny Human] Reference
These trends have conspired to inflict genuine economic pain and deflate consumer confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Why It’s Worse Than You Think] Reference
Charles Self Bristol, EnglandThe point is not whether media barons can inflict damage on Blair. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
What's the world's greatest moral challenge, as judged by its capacity to inflict human tragedy?. From Wordnik.com. [Rx for Global Poverty] Reference
The motives of these attacks is basically to inflict the most harm on the system as is possible. From Wordnik.com. [An ‘Underpoliced’ Society] Reference
Coronado shrugs all that off, saying the ALF's main goal is to inflict financial wounds on abusers. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking The Cages] Reference
Now it's my turn to worry about what form of cigarette-related rebellion my own children will inflict upon me. From Wordnik.com. [Smoking Out What's Cool] Reference
"Yes, you could inflict some damage on society, but you could inflict damage with chemistry and physics, too.". From Wordnik.com. [The School of Hacking] Reference
It may seem like a joke, but hackers could easily inflict more damage once they gain access to computer files. From Wordnik.com. [Taking Hostages] Reference
If Big Business continues to inflict pain without top cats 'taking their share, it may come to regret it later. From Wordnik.com. [For Whom Bell Tolls] Reference
International health officials warn that a full-scale BSE outbreak in the developing world could inflict havoc. From Wordnik.com. [Fear On The Hoof] Reference
Such people do not understand pain, not even if it is inflicted on them, let alone if they inflict it on others. From Wordnik.com. [People Who Don't Learn From Pain] Reference
By far the most potent symbol of the suffering that conflict diamonds can inflict are the amputees of Sierra Leone. From Wordnik.com. [The Gems Of War] Reference
In time these "peaceful primates" engage in a Hobbesian war of all against all: they come to kill, to inflict pain. From Wordnik.com. [The Chimps Stage A Trojan War] Reference
Meanwhile, Bonior's conservative GOP counterpart, Tom DeLay, may try to inflict Clinton with another humiliating defeat. From Wordnik.com. [A Tale Of Two Cities: Washington] Reference
Yeltsin's price reforms seem to go just far enough to inflict pain on consumers without guaranteeing any long-term gain. From Wordnik.com. ['Shock Therapy'--With Emphasis On Shock] Reference
Just because a sub-kiloton blast may suggest a partial test failure doesn't mean small, crude bombs can't inflict great damage. From Wordnik.com. [Bigger Isn't Always Better] Reference
Another option is to inflict pain on North Korea incrementally, in what one administration aide calls "" a graduated approach. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Looking For Leverage] Reference
If you've never seen the damage a bad recession can inflict, he says, you're less likely to pull back spending and boost savings. From Wordnik.com. [Betting On A Recovery] Reference
As the intifada enters its ninth month with no end in sight, Israel's only strategy seems to be to inflict more pain on its enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Vs. Terror] Reference
Speculative markets (whether of stocks, land or office space) inflict inevitable losses, because prices have risen to unsustainable levels. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Price Of The Slide] Reference
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