The bad news was that the battlefield was the most brutal Darwinian environment on the face of the planet.

I nodded, understanding the dangers of operating in this brutal environment.

The characters' sometimes vulgar lexicon, moreover, may be seen as psychologically necessary armor against their brutal environment.

Especially, he said, poor people in brutal environments, "where living breeds a desire for escape in drugs, in violence."

The worlds were high gravity with brutal environments.

In its own way, this Western capital seems like an equally cold and brutal environment.

This season, the Giants are learning that youth is not much of a badge of honor in the brutal environment of pro football.

It's a brutal environment, but it's not a nasty one, because it's not trying to kill you.

This creates a highly competitive and brutal working environment.

While she was beautiful enough to compete in that brutal environment I could not in good conscience, advise her to try.