To say categorically that it is crueler to put any cat to sleep rather than send it outdoors is a rash overgeneralization. |
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Zhu Ke, the writer, said the substitution of the lash for crueler corporal punishments revealed a forward movement of civilization. |
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Certainly, the demand for harsher and crueler treatment suggests we're moving back to an era of disrespect. |
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Violence is becoming unbelievably crueler and wars, often under false pretexts and lies, are increasing in number. |
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And the day-to-day existence of a quadriplegic is far crueler than most people imagine. |
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Satire 15 tells of a riot in Egypt during which a man was torn to pieces and eaten: a proof that men are crueler than animals. |
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Chronic starvation, overwork, disease, and freezing temperatures were as effective as the bullet, only slower and crueler. |
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The crueler the camps became, the more fervently they were covered up. |
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Or they can attempt to apply it reliably, consistently, and fairly — which does not satisfy the urge for vengeance and is much crueler to death-row inmates, who are usually kept for long stretches in solitary confinement. |
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Kids today really are different, but probably not much crueler. |
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