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Even they did not think that such duplicity and ruthlessness were possible.
They are subject to the ruthlessness of big business.
These men have courage, determination, and great ruthlessness.
This will be a task requiring tremendous ability and—some people may not like the term—ruthlessness.
This caution in the use of language suggests that ruthlessness and criticism can never be bedfellows, thus, highlighting the theme of the dialectical relationship between tyranny and criticism.
As his body passes through the streets, onlookers comment on his reputation and his demise, some remembering his luxurious lifestyle, others his ruthlessness as a general.
His treatment is exhilarating in its ruthlessness.
Shortcomings are acknowledged, although their causes are often traced to poverty rather than ruthlessness.