Word: direness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Says John Healy, a councilman in Parker: "The mind-set is 'I've got my five acres, so close the door.' " Gordon Mickelson, whose plans to develop 2,900 acres in Broomfield, Colorado, were thwarted by a local six-month suspension of planning hearings, says such measures could have dire consequences. "When you send a message of no growth, you're telling business, 'Don't come here...
Although gossip columnists and news anchors alike predicted dire consequences at the box office for Grant after he was arrested in late June for "lewd conduct," Nine Months opened a few weeks ago amid raves from fans and resounding revenue success...
...coming close to the edge of impacting quality," says Dr. Michael O'Sullivan, chairman of Mayo's regional-practice board. That may sound like the standard whine of anyone threatened with a cut in federal subsidy, but in this case, the consequences if he is right are dire enough to prompt some serious examination. It would be easy enough to turn the crown jewels of American medicine into paste, but who then would develop tomorrow's effective treatments for AIDS and Alzheimer...
...They can counterfeit U.S. dollars that pass though the Federal Reserve undetected," Taylor said. "Essentially, this can alleviate their dire need for cash. And if it does devalue the dollar, they've achieved their goals...
...astronauts prespare to return to Earth. It's a vintage NASA scene--the astronaut and engineer, locked together in a room, not leaving until the problem is solved. All the while, they maintain the steely resolve of the fighter jocks and engineers that characterize NASA, despite the dire circumstances...