Word: despairs
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...tapped him on the shoulder and said he was ready to give up sobriety. Sincock took him aside and told him not to worry, that things would eventually work out. "When I began to help him, I got outside of myself for a few minutes, and the worry and despair was gone," says Sincock. He discovered in himself a compassion he never knew was there. Before the 11th, he had been known for his short temper...
...first to pass it. On that day, for his security and the country's, the President was on the move, underground. The rest of us had stopped in our tracks, no idea where we were or what it meant. And so it was up to Giuliani to hold off despair long enough for the rest of us to get our balance, find our armor and join in to fight at his side. That day and the days that followed, he managed to sound realistic and optimistic at the same time. The danger has not passed. Our defenses are not perfect...
...Middle East, unfortunately. We are facing a war that has been forced upon us, a war of terror. The aim of terrorists and those who enable these terrible acts to be carried out without disturbance--their aim is to expel us altogether from here, to bring us to total despair and loss of hope. We are facing this hard war, and we regard Mr. Arafat as guilty of everything...
...fled their homes to get away from the bombs. Now the refugees are at risk of starvation and disease. The bombs, missiles and bullets have killed and wounded civilians and destroyed homes. Afghanistan was a devastated country even before the war. The bombing has not only added to the despair but has also taught people around the globe that this kind of war is viewed as legitimate by the U.S. Justice, not revenge, is the way to end terrorism. JAMES MARC LEAS South Burlington...
...compensation. Even with a jittery stock market, employees stand to do well because results are determined as much by the company's progress toward its business goals as by the performance of its stock. "It's not strictly tied to the euphoria of the bull market or the despair of the bear market," explains chairman John Brennan. Employees seem to like the arrangement: turnover each year is less than 10%, about half that of competing money-management firms...