• Dr Shipman was accused of "browbeating" and "bludgeoning" relatives of his alleged victims to persuade them against demanding post-mortems.

    BBC: GP denies 'means and opportunity' to kill

  • It was not all bludgeoning strokes from Tamim, however, and some deft sweeps took him into the 80's in just the 16th over.

    BBC: England shade first day honours against Bangladesh

  • Whether his finely crafted electoral machine can overcome Americans' ambivalence about their president and withstand the advertising bludgeoning Mr Obama is about to receive is another question.

    ECONOMIST: The Obama campaign

  • England kept on bludgeoning away at New Zealand but they lacked the cutting edge of the Baby Blacks, who gave the scoreboard a flattering look with two late tries.

    BBC: England U20 3-38 NZ U20

  • Ravi Bopara batted well - and was particularly effective when he played straight and did not slog - but, after a promising start, Luke Wright's bludgeoning style looked too cumbersome.

    BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

  • "It's a strong possibility offenders may have tricked their way into his house with a view to stealing valuables inside but instead ended up bludgeoning him to death, " he added.

    BBC: Murder team's 'burglary theory' after Chittering death

  • Hoffman's bludgeoning shoot-first style is contrasted with the longer-term strategy of Jordanian intelligence chief Hani (British actor Mark Strong), who advocates bribery as a more effective tool than torture in pursuing the terrorist leader Al-Saleem.

    CNN: Review: 'Body of Lies' flat

  • Mr Aspinall, 73, who is dying of cancer of the jaw, added that he had no doubt his friend had been guilty of bludgeoning his children's nanny to death after mistaking her for the wife he plotted to murder.

    BBC: Lucan 'committed suicide'

  • The fact is the planet will take further bludgeoning, further depleting its capital, but the economy cannot -- so we'll respond not because the environment is under great threat, but because the science and economics shows that something far more important to us is jeopardized -- economic growth.

    CNN: The Earth is full

  • McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King (which parent Diageo (nyse: DEO - news - people ) wants to unload) are bludgeoning one another with ever-cheaper offerings as health-oriented upstarts like Salad Works and Panera Bread (nasdaq: PNRA - news - people ) nip at their heels.

    FORBES: Self-Employment

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