Slaves from different plantations were thrown by their masters into bare-knuckle fights, which were certainly brutal, but the men did not fight to the death.
It was certainly brutal: in the second world war 60,000 Britons were killed by bombing; 118,000 Germans died in Hamburg alone.Like Mr Holmes's balloonists, Mr Edgerton sees Britain from an unusual perspective.
It was certainly gritty, brutal and lavish with the ladyflesh; but between the bedrooms and the shoot-outs, it delved into questions of loyalty, virtue and justice, coming up with no simple answers, and confronting topical issues - including racism and police brutality - without flinching.
Too much has been lost to think of winners and losers but the rebellion is certainly advancing and it is becoming more brutal and radicalised.
Sharon is considered to be one of the most effective fighters in Israel's history (he is certainly thought to be one of the most brutal).
It's certainly no less brutal.
As for Pollock, he could be brutal but was certainly less certain when confronted with quality spin.
Prime Minister Putin is usually assumed to represent the security camp, and his fingerprints are certainly on a number of brutal policies at home and abroad.
But there are certainly approaches you can use to help make a dumping less brutal.
Some, particularly in the Highlands and islands, were certainly poor, even destitute, and the clearances in the late 1840s and early 1850s were undeniably brutal and often coercive.
