Word: anticlimaxes
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What happened on the field was a mere anticlimax. The Crimson said. That morning, people "stretched, rolled out of bed, turned to each other and said, 'who the hell...
...vote could be an anticlimax. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes, a runoff between the two front runners will be held Dec. 12. Most analysts say Jordan has a better chance to survive the first election than a second, in which he would face the combined opposition of those who voted for Brown and Achtenberg. It is still not fashionable in this liberal, pro-union city to have a mayor who rousts vagrants from downtown, criticizes union rules and appeals to Big Business to stay in town and create jobs. Says Jordan: "I've been...
...year battle over toxic waste at Love Canal reached an anticlimax as New York State settled a $630 million lawsuit against Occidental Chemical Corp. for a bargain $98 million. Occidental's corporate predecessor, Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp., buried 22,000 tons of toxic waste near the Niagara Falls neighborhood from 1942 to 1953. Most of the town was evacuated in the mid-1970s when the contamination was widely reported. Despite the settlement today, Occidental's problems are far from over: many individual suits, as well as a federal action, brought against the company over Love Canal continue to percolate...
...maybe Bronfman is aiming somewhere between a passive investment and an exorbitantly expensive takeover battle. Seagram might want to amass only enough stock to demand a voice in the company's varied businesses. Or maybe, deadening anticlimax though this thought might be, Bronfman has not made up his mind...
...finally reaching the Pacific Ocean was an anticlimax. By that point I was just plain tired of sleeping in cheap motels and eating at McDonald's. The waves were bigger, the beach was whiter, and the weather was nicer--but it wasn't worth the trip. Memphis, Farmington, Amarillo, Little Rock, and dozens of other places I only remember by my credit card bill were what made the trip worthwhile...