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In the end, the play is not about an act of cruelty so much as a cruel culture.
Historians have given many reasons for this act of cruelty.
"Great acts of cruelty were committed by men I knew to be kind."
The new President's first act was an act of cruelty.
It has committed huge acts of cruelty without anyone being held to account.
I can never forget nor forgive his acts of cruelty.
Single acts of cruelty in a marriage are usually not considered grounds for divorce.
It was too much, the ultimate act of cruelty.
Many people have been murdered for their religious beliefs and the terrible acts of cruelty look set to continue.
The law states that circuses "constitute an act of cruelty."
She wept as if outraged over every loss and act of cruelty the world had ever suffered.
It is a final act of cruelty, leaving the survivors to wonder and worry."
Many people would feel that it is an act of cruelty to keep a guinea pig alone in a cage.
Condemning wild animals to a life without freedom is the ultimate act of cruelty.
But there was nothing to be done, and sharing what he believed would be an act of cruelty.
Her acts of cruelty towards me were never mentioned.
Some abuse is the willful act of cruelty inflicted by a single individual upon an older person.
More than that, to the families of the soldiers involved, it is an act of cruelty beyond comprehension.
It depicts, but does not condone, several acts of cruelty to animals.
That statement is inadequate, for those who commit the acts of cruelty need to be shown where the limits are.
Women are exposed to horrifying acts of cruelty such as violence, rape and even worse things.
"Normal human beings wouldn't tolerate such acts of cruelty, humiliation and degradation."
A kind person can commit acts of cruelty.
A small act of cruelty between strangers fractures the foundations of a city.
As of 2006 there were no laws in China governing acts of cruelty to animals.