Word: vicious
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...does not believe in the existence of evil knows all about the horrors of the world. He knows that humanity is often vicious, violent, corrupt, atrocious. And that nature's cruelties and caprices are beyond rational accounting: Bangladesh does not deserve the curse that seems to hover over it. But the man thinks that to describe all that as evil gives evil too much power, too much status, that it confers on what is merely rotten and tragic the prestige of the absolute. You must not allow lower instincts and mere calamities to get dressed up as a big idea...
...drive through a vicious thunder storm for four straight hours," Buxeda says. "We tried to improvise but gave up after having to stop 10 times when our [plastic bag taped to the window] kept peeling off. And I was afraid that we would get struck by lightning, but all that happened was that we got extremely...
...tell the truth, I think they're probably right. I remember the vicious crowd waving signs outside serial killer Ted Bundy's execution--signs of the "Burn, Bundy, Burn" and "Bundy BBQ" variety. Even more than Faces of Death, killing bad guys appeals to our basest instincts. That's why Bernie Goetz became such a hero. That's why Gov. Douglas Wilder (D-VA), an opponent of the death penalty, has decided that his political ambitions would be destroyed by granting clemency to convicts on Death...
Baker's strategy is to cajole, not push. If he makes no headway, there is the possibility of twisting arms. Leaning on Israel is the most obvious tactic, since Jerusalem receives more than $3 billion a year from Washington. But threatening Israel's lifeline would mean a vicious fight with both Congress, which is more pro-Israel than the Administration, and the powerful Israeli lobby in the U.S. What's more, Administration officials have learned from experience that the tougher they get with Shamir, the tougher he gets in return...
Then came the surprise success of the New York City female rap trio Salt-N- Pepa, whose 1986 debut album, Hot, Cool & Vicious, sold more than 1 million copies. Spurred by visions of a new way to capitalize on rap's mainstream acceptance, record labels have been hurrying to develop other promising female rappers. Now a wave of female performers is giving male rappers a run for their platinum. Says Russell Simmons, the rap impresario whose Def Jam label recently signed a sharp young rapper named Nikki D: "There are more women buying rap records who would like to relate...