Word: bleak
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...system and the village democratizations are terribly botched, but we have to keep the discussion in context: these reforms are all of 11 and 23 years old, respectively. Compared to other Communist countries from Cuba to North Korea, China’s record does not look nearly so bleak...
...television comedy goes, Schur takes a bit of a bleak view: “Comedy is hurting right now on TV, I think. There are twelve ‘Law and Orders’ and fifteen ‘CSI’’s, but no new comedies have really set the world on fire. Hopefully, these things are cyclical, but when you only have 20 minutes to tell a story, it’s hard for new comedies to hook audiences...
...goodwill. At Crossroads, a wretched, ten-year-old squatters' camp outside Cape Town, where 18 blacks were killed by the police last February, authorities helped the first of up to 12,000 black residents make a voluntary move to a nearby government housing area called Khayelitsha. There, in otherwise bleak surroundings, the new settlers are finding such unfamiliar amenities as outhouses, water taps and access to schools, clinics and a community center. They also are being given 18-month residency permits, which allow them to seek employment in the area. Such concessions, however, are being countered by continuing bloodshed...
Then came the bleak surprise. At 3:35 the President's personal aide, Jim Kuhn, phoned White House Chief of Staff Regan from an office near the recovery room. Regan groaned inwardly. Two other doctors took turns at the phone, while Nancy Reagan at the hospital listened on an extension. They discussed what would have to be done if the major surgery were delayed. Reagan would have to go on a preparatory regime again: restricted diet, enemas. Nancy, who seemed upset, interrupted to say, "Let's let the President make the decision," and hurried down the hall to the recovery...
Those troubles notwithstanding, some experts say that Coke could manage to keep both colas alive, despite the bleak verdict of historic precedent. But, observes Farquhar, "in general, when we have two very similar products produced by the same firm, one is likely to be withdrawn after a period of time...