Sentence examples for brutal figures from inspiring English sources

The elimination of the Taliban regime made possible the establishment of a new administration, but at the price of empowering some corrupt and brutal figures.

"…I hope so…"; "…so do I…"; "…I don't know…" I've read the brutal figures – nearly half of all UK marriages end in divorce – and every serious relationship I've had, prior to this one, has failed.

Betsy Wieseman, curator of Dutch and Flemish paintings at the National Gallery, said the painting's "raw and almost brutal" figures would have worked perfectly in its intended home – several metres off the ground in Amsterdam's misleadingly titled Town Hall, the city's grandest building, which later became the royal palace.

Indeed, it was Mr. Winstone who created the role of the borstal boy in Mr. Clarke's "Scum," and who more recently played brutal figures in Gary Oldman's "Nil by Mouth" and Tim Roth's "War Zone," as well as starring opposite Ben Kingsley last year in "Sexy Beast".

Chayes, a journalist and activist, depicts Shirzai as a deeply corrupt and brutal figure in league with drug traffickers and possibly insurgents; but because he supplied intelligence, private security, reliable transport and much else to commanders in the field like Col. Guy Jones, he became a favorite of the Americans and the all-powerful governor of Kandahar.

Hier gaan julle vrek!' (This is the Island! Here you will die!)" Immediately he showed the spirit of resistance that helped to carry him through, telling his fellow inmates to walk when the warders were shouting at them to run, and threatening legal action against one notoriously brutal figure who seemed about to hit him.

In September that year, a U.S. drone strike killed al Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, a brutal figure who worked to expand the group's influence.

In September that year, a U.S. drone strike killed al Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, a brutal figure who worked to expand the group's influence.

It was his sensational testimony in a 1992 trial that allowed federal officials to finally convict mobster Gotti, who in three previous trials had gained acquittals and had gained the nickname "The Teflon Don". Gravano cut a dashing if somewhat brutal figure and managed to charm many in law enforcement.

Since the Zetas emerged less than a decade ago as the brutal new figures in the storied history of organized crime here, Mexico has experienced some of its most shocking episodes of violence, and the bloodshed has seeped into other countries throughout the region.

Of course, Mr. Loach's work has always rooted the political in the personal, and it is impossible to ignore the influence of domestic dramas like his "Ladybird, Ladybird" on "Nil by Mouth" and "The War Zone" (particularly since the actor Ray Winstone portrayed brutal father figures in all three).