Word: ruthlessness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tries to take control of his riven country, Gemayel also suffers from a more personal handicap, a reputation as a violent and ruthless strongman (see box). His stature was hardly helped by the brutal tactics that ensured his election last week...
...election as the first step toward strengthening the central government in Lebanon and creating a stronger military, essential steps if the withdrawal of both Israeli and Syrian troops is to be negotiated. But there are also skeptics in the Administration who fear that if Gemayel resorts to ruthless tactics he will only further fragment the country. Said a senior official in Washington...
...actually declined; 1981 saw only a small increase. But productivity rose at an annual rate of 2.6% in this year's first quarter, and a further .5% in the second quarter, though it usually drops during recessions. That was partly because employers in this downturn have been more ruthless than in the past about laying off workers rather than keeping them around with little to do. This gives those who remain a particular incentive to protect their jobs by being more efficient. But economists see other reasons why productivity may continue to gain, and faster. Among them: increased skills...
Dragon's quarters, and when he launches into a demagogic diatribe about how hard and ruthless Germans need to be, we realize that this is Hitler...
WHITE'S PORTRAIT of Carter depicts the former president as an enormous contradiction: a deeply sincere man who honestly felt his 14-hour days, commitment to "human rights" and sermonizing did the country good, combined with a political animal willing to resort to ruthless campaign tactics. Of one thing White is certain--Carter was extraordinarily unprofessional...