Word: ruthlessness
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...good computer programmer but an excellent web designer. Which job should Bill take? At first, the answer seems obvious. Bill should design web pages. However, what if good computer programmers are hard to come by and web designers are a dime a dozen? In this case, the ruthless forces of supply and demand ensure that the wages of computer programmers are higher than the wages of web designers. As a result, Bill gets the “signal” that he should take a job as a computer programmer rather than a web designer. To do otherwise would...
While the plot feels haphazardly-constructed through the first three-quarters of the play, the climactic spelling bee scene tops things off with a Tonya Harding-inspired bit of parody. Initially ruthless in his bid for the championship trophy, Darryl ascends to the next ethical plateau as a result of his burgeoning relationship with Linda (the wonderfully straight-faced Anna Walters ’05). The play concludes with a sharp-witted send-up of formulaic sports flicks like The Mighty Ducks...
...firebrand at times, Summers didn’t hesitate to speak his mind—sometimes at the cost of alienating supporters. He had a reputation for being tactless. While his analysis was always prescient, colleagues say, it was often ruthless...
...attack of catastrophic proportion, his courage never wavered"; "He showed us how to rise to an occasion of crisis and, in doing so, to redefine one's life"), while others contrasted his grace under fire with his previous, harsher image as "a bully for most of his two terms"; "ruthless, uncaring ... not a very nice guy," who "rose to his moment magnificently. He gave voice to our city, and it was the right voice, at the right time." Giuliani "became the leader we always wanted and brought New Yorkers, and I think Americans, together." And most important, "Dude...
...after weeks of ruthless American bombing, their will was breaking. A black cloud of dust hung over the city, kicked up by U.S. strikes. American special-ops forces joined the anti-Taliban forces commanded by Karzai and Ghul Agha Sherzai, and the merged units closed in on the city from the east and north. Sherzai's 700 men advanced as far as the Kandahar airport before encountering fire from Taliban and foreign Arab fighters making their last stand. During bombing lulls, Taliban soldiers hauled their dead comrades out of the trenches before ushering in new fighters. Those trying...