Word: despairful
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...trip was even more eventful than the voyage across the Atlantic. Said Maxie: "We went from ecstasy to despair at least once a day." After they lifted off from Fort Baker on San Francisco Bay at 12:33 a.m. on May 8, Maxie and Kris threw overboard 1,000 lbs. of sand and water ballast and rose to 23,000 ft. There they had to don cumbersome oxygen masks and heavy parkas, but caught a breeze that sent them northeast...
...gung-ho? ask the critics. Spirit is the fundamental strength in those who fight. Otherwise, forget it. When they came in on that morning there was no bitching, no real despair. When they spilled out of the C-130s they were ordered to line up like soldiers and give their name, rank and serial number. The men quietly obeyed their orders, eyes showing profound disappointment. But, the commander noticed, no chins were down. That, he thought, is a beautiful sight in the world of those who go to fight...
...during the Blue Jays' second year, adding punch to a lackluster batting order. Bob Bailor, who his .310 the first year, faded in an injury-filled sophomore year. No beer was sold at Exhibition Stadium. The pattern of the losses was routinized; the city fell into the habits of despair...
...bale to see as the possible vehicle of a powerful truth. Professors often fail to rise to this standard of judgement out of prejudice, mean-mindedness, and the narcosis induced by membership in a mutual admiration society. But they also fail out of a kind of hypocrisy and despair. They want to suppress the painful awareness of the element of arbitrariness in their lifelong devotion to some particular mode of thought. They are unable to imagine their own discipline, in the here and now, as the arena of a violent formative contest. Judged by the higher standard, academic freedom does...
...Bruce Laingen, wife of the American charge d'affaires who has been held prisoner in Iran's foreign ministry since the militants seized the embassy, telegraphed the White House: "I support you. It's tragic it didn't work. Do not despair. Try again." Lisa Moeller, wife of Hostage Michael Moeller, said she was not worried about Iranian reprisals. "After six months, I don't think they want to start a world war. I felt a lot of pride. This was a good shot, a good chance...