"50 Cent had gone to the absolute pinnacle of thuggishness.
Aditya Thackeray says Shiv Sena's reputation for thuggishness and chauvinism is misplaced, blaming the media for "confusion".
Opponents queried his unprecedented re-elections, attributing them to a cult of thuggishness in his party.
Here is a man who, despite his thuggishness, corrects the grammar of his crew and can, when it matters, use his brain instead of his fists.
How does the Communist Party's thuggishness square with Olympic ideals of tolerance and human dignity?
Elections have been noted for their thuggishness and dishonesty.By contrast, Yusuf built up a disciplined sect that provided free food, education and hope to its followers.
Hosea Williams reminded Americans that thugs, too, have a part to play.The description was his, and his thuggishness sprang directly from the privations of his life.
Some players may quit the team.For all his thuggishness, Mr Knight ran a squeaky-clean programme, and he made sure that his athletes graduated.
But the concern abroad about Beijing's bid it is the favourite ahead of Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka is China's authoritarian cast.Is the regime's habitual thuggishness compatible with Olympic ideals of tolerance and friendly competition?
Sir Christopher is proud that, on his watch, the BBC negotiated good deals with the government on the licence fee that finances it and on the special provision to cover its World Service.But thuggishness may turn out to be his key quality.
Less convincing, though, is his claim that Moscow's police universally accused of thuggishness by the large and economically active Caucasian minority—have that reputation only because of their useful work as busters of food cartels.
