Word: ruthlessness
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...object to your using an elephant's backside to illustrate the Republican Party's fall from grace. It was insulting to elephants, which are intelligent, sensitive and compassionate creatures. A better symbol for the G.O.P. might be the hyena. Opportunistic, hunting alone or in packs, it is ruthless and cunning. I'm confident that this proposed G.O.P. mascot could not possibly offend anyone except, perhaps, hyenas...
...puts people at risk, the possibility of an arrest is always an option.” So while it’s unclear how likely you are to get in deep trouble for pouring Pimm’s, Harvard always leaves the door open to throw the book at ruthless rule-breakers...
...microcredit institutions that had sprouted up around the world by the end of 2004. It is a strategy that American corporations are slowly catching onto. Many see it as a way for companies to signify their commitment to social responsibility, highlighting a humane effort to change their ruthless reputations. And, it may be successful at helping to do just that...
Bale and Jackman have both entrancingly played ruthless characters before (Bale in “American Psycho” and Jackman in “X-Men”), but in “The Prestige” their performances are shrouded by the film’s special effects...
Nolan’s film generally feels melodramatic. He visually implies that the ruthless obsession of the magician’s rivalry is symptomatic of magic’s inherent danger. When Borden’s wife Olivia hangs herself because she can no longer bear his overriding obsession with magic, Nolan depicts her hanging amidst Borden’s bird cages—equating her with the birds Borden secretly kills for his disappearing bird trick...