1.   He was, simultaneously, a loving father and sensitive poet and a ruthless dictator who presided over a reign of terror.

2.   The country has long been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.

3.   For example, I recall learning that Joseph Stalin was a ruthless Soviet dictator whose political victims numbered in the tens of millions.

4.   He was a ruthless dictator who tried to command military action in the early phases of the war.

5.   Stories abound of his obsession with sports, his off-color speeches and other quirky behavior, but now he is quickly earning a reputation as a ruthless dictator.

6.   That is not to say that Hajji Ali Amin believes his father was a ruthless dictator.

7.   A grandson of Josef Stalin proudly defended his grandfather Tuesday as angry Russian legislators and human rights activists criticized the ruthless dictator.

8.   A grandson of Soviet leader Josef Stalin proudly defended his grandfather as angry Russian legislators and human rights activists criticized the ruthless dictator Tuesday.

9.   Abacha, a ruthless dictator by any standards, died Monday of a heart attack.

10.   In Al-Zaeem, Imam plays a ruthless Arab dictator whose people overthrow him, giving him a lesson in democracy.