Ali's ruthless exploitation of the province and oppressive fiscal measures caused much resentment among the local elites.

The ruthless exploitation of the people by the Bruce family remains part of the island's folklore.

Her petty tyranny and ruthless exploitation of anyone who fell under her sway was typical of the behaviour of hundreds of local Party bosses in Romania.

As almost everyone except himself perfectly understood, these fasts were a ruthless exploitation of the power of his own sanctity.

In the first months after 9/11, the administration's ruthless exploitation of the atrocity was a choice, not a necessity.

Such a mixture of the races, such a ruthless exploitation of the master-slave relationship, revolted his whole being.

The rest of the Galaxy can hardly be ignorant of the advantages of magic; an invasion for pur- poses of ruthless exploitation seems likely.

Nevertheless, although the major environmental issues have been acknowledged, the review does not point out the reason for the worsening situation, i.e. the ruthless exploitation by multinationals for their own profit.

Considerable attention will be paid to environmental issues and this is necessary in view of the environmental destruction wrought by ruthless exploitation by the Soviet Union.

Mr President, I would like to point to a very important question concerning the Baltic Sea, and that is the ruthless exploitation of wild salmon.