Sentence examples for given to brutality from inspiring English sources

Megabyzus contends, on the other hand, that democracy is a kind of mob rule, and "there is nothing more stupid or given to brutality … the approach of the general populace is that of a river swollen with winter rain: they rush blindly forward and sweep things before them".

Then he was given to the undertakers, who "treated me with revolting brutality".

Richard's disaffection gradually gives way to brutality, to the point where, halfway through the novel, on discovering a junkie couple on a beach, the man already dead from an overdose, he can say: "I wasn't bothered about the guy because he'd come to Thailand and messed up, so that was his lookout".

It would have been difficult enough to handle a dry ball, given the brutality of the tackling, but retaining control of a bar of soap proved virtually impossible.

Given the brutality and complexity of the war, the odds of a successful ceasefire are daunting.

Given the brutality of the remaining schedules for both teams, the loser will probably suffer irreparable harm.

The actors in the corrosive triangle aren't sure, given the brutality of the play, how much they'll socialize offstage.

And reconciliation in Zimbabwe is no longer a racial issue, given the brutality with which Mr. Mugabe has treated political opponents of whatever race.

The basically comic performances by the three seasoned heavies seem out of place given the brutality of the crime and the more graphic violence required by the spaghetti western subgenre.

The swashbuckling violence of the original gives way to real brutality as the crimes of the pirates are revealed and as the crew of the Nightingale attempt to rescue the slaves.

This appeal is hard, given Putin's brutality and his cynical disdain for individual rights and democratic aspirations, to understand from a distance.