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Boynton on hand to warn him with what he termed brutal bluntness that he was tempting Providence again. From Wordnik.com. [Under Fire] Reference
A 75-year old Chinese academic is in hospital after receiving what he called a brutal beating at a cemetery. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: And President Obama, he denounced what he called the brutal murders of these people in Juárez. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
She is asking for privacy as she continues to recover from the 15 months spent in what she describes as brutal and squalid conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Thirteen point nine, as in brutal, awful and gory. From Wordnik.com. [On football: Blame for Panthers' flameout will fall on Delhomme] Reference
Speakerphones are brutal from a sound quality standpoint. From Wordnik.com. [Constructive Criticism] Reference
After what her mother described as a brutal journey, Pati reached Houston. From Wordnik.com. [Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas] Reference
USA TODAY sportswriter Tom Weir vaults to the top of the list in brutal honesty. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Pole vaulting: Doing the 'seemingly impossible'] Reference
I learn as much about myself as I do my opponent when we engage in brutal honesty. From Wordnik.com. [Cleaning Up The Mess] Reference
There, 120,000 men went at each other in brutal heat and, for the most part, face to face. From Wordnik.com. [Megalomania and war, from Cannae to Iraq] Reference
We are not white women and this truth has been ground into us for centuries, often in brutal ways. From Wordnik.com. [Build Alliances on Truth] Reference
Harrowing tales of survival in brutal wartime and occupation are not enough when expressed ineffectively. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of When The Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe.] Reference
"Do you call it brutal pleasure when a woman wishes to have from her husband what belongs to her?" said Geburon. From Wordnik.com. [The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre] Reference
Actually, I’m sort of exaggerating: I’m sure a copy editor would undoubtedly feel obligated to remove the word brutal. From Wordnik.com. [Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs] Reference
He was 4 over after two rounds but slumped to an 11-over 82 in brutal conditions Saturday before winding up with a 76 Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference
Last week Stewart twice took on Obama head-on in brutal attacks during his trademark monologues at the start of the Daily Show. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Stewart, TV scourge of America's right, turns his satire against Barack Obama] Reference
The entire crew survived, only to be taken prisoner, starved and tortured for almost three years in brutal Japanese prison camps. From Wordnik.com. ['No Ordinary Joes' Tells Stories Of Love And War] Reference
One way or another – in brutal defeat or remarkable political escape – Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are going to find out soon. From Wordnik.com. [US midterms: Nancy Pelosi faces a struggle in her Democratic California heartland] Reference
When the paper needs a short description, the word brutal is accurate and appropriate, whether you think the acts were justified or not. From Wordnik.com. [When Pigs Flu] Reference
Cormac McCarthy, the idea that the west was brutal, is pretty much a cultural given now — but he was a few decades ahead of the curve. From Wordnik.com. [A Different Stripe:] Reference
Miss Drexel laughed and joked and encouraged; and Wemple, in brutal fashion, compelled Mrs. Morgan to walk every third quarter of a mile. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Business Is To Live] Reference
Border enforcement is not "brutal" -- brutal is how the Mexicans treat those on their southern border. From Wordnik.com. [Translation of Bush Doublespeak Speech] Reference
After giving up five goals at Detroit on Thursday night - Harding called his performance "brutal" - the 25-year-old snapped back. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
After giving up five goals at Detroit on Thursday night -- Harding called his performance "brutal" -- the 25-year-old snapped back. From Wordnik.com. [Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV] Reference
They called the brutal beating just another hate crime. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2009] Reference
Surgery is -- also could be described as a brutal treatment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2005] Reference
The scene recalled the brutal demand of his creditor upon his child. From Wordnik.com. [The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times] Reference
And the so-called brutal honesty of man is only brutal want of tact. From Wordnik.com. [From a Girl's Point of View] Reference
He's been described as a brutal editor with a particular form of dangerous genius. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2006] Reference
'Glass Skin', 'Dozing Green', 'Bugaboo' (cheezy name brutal song) and the seven minute song 'Ware. From Wordnik.com. [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference
There are numerous reasons for this from not wanting to be labelled brutal to a fear of "worldly" repercussions. From Wordnik.com. [Biga's Rants - A Townhall.com user blog] Reference
At one of Iran's war memorials, a solemn arch recalls a brutal past, the eight-year battle between Iran and Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2006] Reference
Stress of circumstances had lent what the French would have called a brutal side to Hester's natural candour and sincerity. From Wordnik.com. [A Houseful of Girls] Reference
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