Sentence examples for may be vicious from inspiring English sources
If they are assumed to be generally dependent and unproductive, they are likely to be denied the very provisions that would enable them to contribute and produce – a circle that may be vicious (Nussbaum 2006a).
It may be vicious and bite or scratch.
Her comic observations may sometimes be vicious but she makes them in such a friendly way that no one seems too offended.
As Bertrand Russell observed, "A virtuous person may be rendered vicious by encephalitis lethargica, and... a clever child can be turned into an idiot by a lack of iodine".
When a doctor says to Piaf "you may be a vicious and foul-mouthed slut but I salute the artistry", you know exactly what he means.
Something about the image of him rifling through to check on the particulars of people he hasn't even met... Should you choose, you can find plenty of reinforcement for this idea that Dowell may be a vicious sneaking creep.
According to Ian Harnett of Absolute Strategy Research, a consultancy, the availability of credit in Europe for both consumers and companies is now at its lowest level since 2003.The problem for financial markets is that the virtuous circle which pushed asset prices higher in the middle of this decade may be turning vicious.
The Ann Coulters of the World may be exceedingly vicious, but we on the left have our haters.
Given the dire statistics, there may be a vicious circle at work: Women who hear that the television industry is not welcoming to them may be less likely to become part of it in the first place.
We also found that some participants were using stimulants to enable them to engage in activities, this may be a vicious circle as cocaine has been shown to increase extra-pyramidal side effects of antipsychotics [ 33] and some patients did cite extra-pyramidal side effects as a reason for drug use [ 16].
For decades it had been common to hear members of the Chilean elite claim that "Pinochet may have been vicious but at least he was honest," and many had donated money for his defense and living expenses in London.
