Why go through a brutal recession for two or three years and restructure anyway?
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What imperils them is the harsh terrain, brutal weather, disease and exhaustion.
From the kentucky.com
Then he began a brutal downsizing to raise cash and sharpen the company's focus.
From the businessweek.com
He said filmmaking was brutal because directors cared so much about the results.
From the smh.com.au
Then the dolls creepily reconstituted themselves, ready for another brutal slam.
From the sfgate.com
Bashar, the president, swings between brutal crackdowns and vacuous concessions.
From the economist.com
It is hard for the fielders on the boundary because the MCG crowd can be brutal.
From the telegraph.co.uk
For some it will be all part of the fun but sports cars don't have to be brutal.
From the express.co.uk
The brutal truth is patients have been at risk because the system is not robust.
From the guardian.co.uk
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Barbarous: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
Harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"
Beastly: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
Disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"
(brutality) ferociousness: the trait of extreme cruelty
(brutality) a brutal barbarous savage act
(brutally) viciously: in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked"
Brutal is the second studio album by Brazilian hard rock band Dr. Sin, released in 1995. With this album, Dr. Sin opened for such bands as Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
(Brutality (band)) Brutality was a death metal band from Tampa, Florida, USA. The band was founded in 1986 as Abomination by Larry Sapp and Jeff Acres. The band quickly changed their name to Darkness and finally settled on Brutality in spring 1987. ...