Word: bleak
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...their fans if they continued to explore, rather than simply put forth variations on a theme. On “Neon Bible,” the group explores the very visceral issue of fear; an issue made topical not only because of the world’s current bleakness, but also because of the fear associated with making a sophomore album. The tone of the record is reflective of this central theme—many of the songs are grandiose, gothic, even fear-inspiring themselves. Recorded mostly in a 19th-century Canadian church, the setting perfectly captures the atmospheric, organ...
...Cordesman's bleak outlook comes on the heels of a recently released study by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that warns that democracy is a long way from coming to the southern part of the country. In their report, "The Calm Before the Storm: The British Experience in Southern Iraq," Michael Knights and Ed Williams observe that greater Basra "has suffered one of the worst reversals of fortune of any area in Iraq since the fall of Saddam's regime." Once a cosmopolitan city and the center of Iraq's oil industry, the city - under British control...
...hope things aren't really that bleak. Because the fact is Europe and Canada are our first and best lines of defense. A terrorist cell in Europe planned and executed 9/11. And today, with 14 million Muslims, Europe remains our Achilles' heel. An alarming number of European Muslims identify with Islam more than they do with their adopted countries. And Europeans do not need visas to enter the United States...
...estimated $493 million U.S. agencies have spent on health care reconstruction projects in Iraq nonetheless. Child immunization campaigns have made impressive gains, with more than 80% of one-year-olds vaccinated against polio and other easily preventable diseases. But on the whole, the health care picture in Iraq remains bleak. Hospitals like Shuwetij's face chronic shortages as medicine and supplies. And of course the doctors keep leaving. Shuwetij says 10 of the doctors on his staff have fled Iraq in recent years after getting threats. The remaining doctors at the hospital, which has about 200 beds, often will...
...statistics seem to support this bleak view. In 2001, 12 of the 20 biggest-dollar initial public offerings (IPOs) occurred in the U.S. In each of 2005 and 2006, only one did. IPOs totaled $55.2 billion in Britain last year and only $46.6 billion here. Since 2000, the number of foreign companies listed on NASDAQ fell...