Word: brutalize
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...just bought the house accuses the father of causing the tragic result. I, for one, can't figure out how he, as a newcomer on the scene, can make such an accusation. Papatakis presents these events with an absolute minimum of sentimentality; it's just the ugly, brutal story, starkly told, designed to make us shiver...
...Franco's government hasn't changed, despite the efforts to convince the world that it has," Aranguren insisted. "They have become more conscious of world opinion, so they have become more subtle and refined in their tactics. The government is still brutal, but now the brutality is disguised...
...significant Russian military aid to Hanoi. The Chinese have stated that they will send their armics into Vietnam if we violate, the territorial integrity of North Vietnam. China could never stand by if we were defeating Hanoi in an all-out war, and their entry would mean a huge, brutal, and impossible land war for the United States, as the Mansfield report recently argued...
...hardly share your optimism that "Spain is an awakening land." The brutal fact is that Spain still remains dormant, a tragedy to the Western world since 1939. The alliance of the Spanish church, the military leaders and the monarchists will certainly find the means to continue the vicious circle in which the country finds itself. Ideas and men make a nation, and unfortunately Spain has neither...
...commercials' methods are as brutal as they are efficient. Instead of nets, which are useless against big game fish, the fishermen string out "long lines" -ropes or metal cables anywhere from two to 60 miles in length with baited hooks attached every twelve to 25 ft. The long lines are left in the water for 24 hours or more, supported by buoys and equipped with radar beacons to spot their location for the boat. Fish hooked on the long lines fight hopelessly against the miles-long cable until they drown or are mutilated by sharks. Off Baja California...