Word: ruthless
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...weak case or are deemed "wet" (spineless) are sharply chastised. In extreme irritation, Thatcher has a habit of slapping her palms against the green baize tabletop. In the House of Commons, her majority of 43 harbors rebellious, hard-line backbenchers who demand tougher restrictions on trade unions and more ruthless cuts in public spending...
...Daughters of the Late Colonel, The Garden Party, perhaps half a dozen others-leaped beyond the traditional 19th century tale in a few quick, bright strokes. Although they were short on narrative, the pieces proved startlingly fresh, almost hallucinatory in their vividness, yet anchored in wit and ruthless reportage...
...Crimson harriers fell prey to howling winds and a ruthless Tiger squad, losing their spring season opener to Princeton, 95-68, on Saturday...
...ANDERSON is no pain reliever. HE prides himself on demanding the American people sacrifice in order to overcome a "vile and ruthless enemy": what he calls "our excessive dependence on foreign oil." After tediously elaborating the magnitude of this familiar threat, he finally presents his one bold idea; one which also belies his reputation for Emersonian "common sense and plain dealing." On the face of it, raising further the price of gasoline is an approach to energy-induced inflation that has little in common with common sense. Since the idea is not down-to-earth, Anderson is forced to appeal...
...pure camp, and the full orchestral backing suits Lydia Lunch's voice perfectly. What prevents the whole affair from degenerating into the ridiculous is the presence of Pat Irwin's electric guitar. Irwin seems more of a collaborator than a player throughout, and she executes her sonic attacks with ruthless efficiency. The overall conception is very alien; as the band begins to swing, Irwin launches an atonal, heavily feedbacked solo that cuts right through the soul of the song...