Word: brutally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many Marines. When asked whether he thought the U.S. should reevaluate the Marine presence in Lebanon, he replied. "No, we should send 10,000 more." To what end? Shall we sacrifice yet more young lives on the altar of national machismo? Shall we let the misery of this brutal, pointless, little war invade our homes and our daily lives? Let us at least learn from the sacrifice of those already dead in Beirut and not compound the tragedy of these past weeks. Mr. President, take the Marines out of Lebanon. John N. Ross...
...MOST modern citizens, brutal stories of slave labor are historical remembrances of the Pyramids or the Deep South. But for the four million Soviet prisoners--including 10,000 political dissidents--who have cleared forests, manufactured consumer goods, and even built entire cities, forced labor is a chilling reality...
...players in the first quarter to show just how deep the Bruins are. And the subs produced a 3-2 lead. In the second quarter, with the Brown regulars in, the Crimson struck back. Now trailing, 4-2, it reeled off three unanswered goals--a spurt motivated by a brutal foul committed by the Bruins' Steve Ennis. He nailed Graham with a well-aimed kick to the groin and was thrown...
Airline deregulation leads to brutal struggles over union wage rates...
...compete with the low-cost carriers. An unforeseen consequence of deregulation had given the new, nonunion airlines an important cost advantage over the old ones, and Lorenzo believed that he had no choice but to take drastic steps to reduce Continental's costs. Says he: "Some very, very brutal things have happened to this industry. I have the job of trying to steer through some stormy waters." But if Continental is successful in breaking its union contracts through bankruptcy, several other airlines may go down that same runway. -By John S. DeMott. Reported by Jerry Hannifin/Washington and Lianne Hart...