ruthless efficiency

collocation in English

meaningsofruthlessandefficiency

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ruthless
adjective
uk
/ˈruːθ.ləs/us
/ˈruːθ.ləs/
not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to ...
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efficiency
noun
uk
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
the quality of working well in an organized way, without wasting time ...
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(Definition ofruthlessandefficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the soap industry, for example, there are only two or three giants, but they compete withruthlessefficiencyagainst one another.
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I entirely agree with my noble friend that it is a great mistake to haveruthlessefficiencyin bargaining.
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Butruthlessefficiencyis a very dangerous thing.
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My noble friend did not mean to dispute that we must haveruthlessefficiencyof industrial and other processes.
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He meantruthlessefficiencyin bargaining.
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This rebellion was put down withruthlessefficiency.
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Despite being uneducated he manages the modernisation around him in his own ways and manages his empire inruthlessefficiency.
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Antonina is portrayed completing her mission withruthlessefficiencyand breathtaking speed.
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He managed to suppress internal rebellions withruthlessefficiencyand brought much of the country under central control.
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He reacted withruthlessefficiency.
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