Fowler was also capable of remarkable cruelty and total ruthlessness, both delivered without a trace of rancor.

Octavian and his wife Livia are depicted as pragmatic to the point of total ruthlessness but not needlessly cruel.

The former Spetznaz officer was highly regarded by them, however, for his professional training and total ruthlessness.

He developed the classic personality of the tycoon: huge ambition combined with enormous charm and total ruthlessness.

Nor do I think that your grasp of the realities of the situation is any match for your total ruthlessness.

And they had picked Uncle Arthur, the man with the extraordinary qualifications, and total ruthlessness must have been one of the prime requisites.

He had gotten the impression when they had met in Texas that, aside from total ruthlessness, Karamatsov was also more than slightly insane.

This revolt was suppressed with total ruthlessness.

Part of his formula for success has been total ruthlessness in his business dealings.

That's the true secret of success, my boy: total ruthlessness.