A craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His punishment for such savagery is transformation. From Wordnik.com. [Ten of the best] Reference
Truly, the veneer between civilized thought and jungle savagery is thinner than I ever thought. hardtruth. From Wordnik.com. [CPAC Warmongering Etc. « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
The American mob's grim reputation for sheer anthropoid savagery is equaled only by that of the revolutionary mobs of Paris. From Wordnik.com. [The Jewish Problem in America] Reference
He also said that Israeli "achievements" in Lebanon are not military but in the realm of "savagery"--good point. From Wordnik.com. [Monday, July 31, 2006] Reference
"savagery" -- from her debates and controversies is hardly yet accomplished. From Wordnik.com. [Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890] Reference
Maybe all of that primal, tribal "savagery" turns him on. From Wordnik.com. [APOCALYPTO???] Reference
But how many other individuals have suffered this kind of savagery?. From Wordnik.com. [we get letters] Reference
He said the laws were in place to protect children from domestic or school "savagery". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I wonder, what did you make of that kind of savagery taking over the country that you had known for so long?. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Remarkable Life' Of Liberia's 'Iron Lady'] Reference
People pulled out of mosques, people set on fire, that sort of -- kind of savagery goes well beyond the numbers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2006] Reference
The statement ended with a warning about an "external danger personified in American Zionist savagery which is at the door.". From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday, November 30, 2005] Reference
No country would (UNINTELLIGIBLE) for very long the kind of savagery that has been meted out on Israel or indeed on the United States. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2001] Reference
It was an episode which the state, in its official retelling, tapped mercilessly to prove the "savagery" of the black youth in revolt. From Wordnik.com. ['I Saw a Nightmare …' Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976] Reference
Before I call the savagery that sleeps. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Faust] Reference
What kind of savagery is the state of Israel inflicting?. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
This kind of savagery is inline with a primitive mindset. From Wordnik.com. [Planetsave] Reference
Ts'u's emancipation from "savagery" was gradual and of uncertain date. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient China Simplified] Reference
Stransky had half risen, a new kind of savagery dawning on his features as he regained his wits. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Shot] Reference
One is that this kind of savagery was ubiquitous throughout the world for most of man's history. From Wordnik.com. [The New American] Reference
Was there a technical, anthropological term "savagery", and was that term used until the late 1970s?. From Wordnik.com. [we move to canada] Reference
And because Ms. Wente uses European-inspired standards of success when measuring first nations "savagery," a comparison is in order. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
Unfortunately, it is more red than green and we are witnessing again the type of savagery which is rejected by all faiths of all nations. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion] Reference
"savagery" was the stuff of French legend as partial justification for their African expansion. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
The crime was pure savagery, premeditated and unprovoked. From Wordnik.com. [Should Mcveigh Die?] Reference
Still, the ELN's savagery may force the government's hand. From Wordnik.com. [Abduction In The Church] Reference
Good books still got written, sans the ancillary savagery. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Wolfe Bites Back] Reference
All of them tasted the savagery of Saddam Hussein's regime. From Wordnik.com. [Military Justice: Saddam's Crimes] Reference
After six months, Roots has had some success in curbing the worst savagery. From Wordnik.com. [Teaching Sensitivity To Skinheads] Reference
While that situation lingers, the beatings are increasing in both numbers and savagery. From Wordnik.com. [Cry, Another Beloved Country] Reference
"This is an appalling act of savagery and evil," said British Prime Minister Tony Blair. From Wordnik.com. [More Blood For Ireland] Reference
I do know from eight years of ground combat that few women could endure its savagery for long. From Wordnik.com. [War And The Second Sex] Reference
The amazing thing is that in so many cases artistic savagery arises more out of empathy than anger. From Wordnik.com. ['Glitter and Doom': Art to Make You Wince] Reference
But like its creator, the show has matured: "The poignancy rather than the savagery infuses 'Tommy' now.". From Wordnik.com. [The Playbill Wizard] Reference
We see there is appalling savagery toward women across the globe, and women tend to suffer most during wars. From Wordnik.com. [What I Learned] Reference
Neither as sinewy nor as feral as Anne Parillaud was in the original, Fonda wisely doesn't try to overdo the savagery. From Wordnik.com. [Devil Or Charlie's Angel?] Reference
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