Word: direness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...many young adults worry that having kids would make them fall behind in their increasingly competitive post-Communist societies. These days, asking people to bear children for the fatherland is only slightly less offensive than asking them to die for it. But the fertility crisis has reached such a dire pass that politicians are beginning to speak out. In a letter to their E.U. colleagues last month, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Prime Ministers José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of Spain and Göran Persson of Sweden urged the Union...
...styles and began perfecting his art in pre?World War II Japan. It's claimed he once pinned a famous sumo wrestler to the ground using just one finger. While that may be something of a fable, it neatly illustrates aikido's core philosophy - overcoming opponents without doing them dire physical harm. As an added benefit, aikido is also effective training for strength, flexibility and posture. Today, dozens of schools, called dojo, continue Ueshiba's teachings throughout Japan. If you're planning to spend any length of time in the country, why not try it for yourself...
...other name. Neither can we condone the perpetuation of a divisive culture war whose battles are all too staged, spurred by transparent and cynical ploys to deceive voters and distract attention from pressing issues of national concern. While politicos do their best to fuel America’s supposedly dire and disquieting culture war, a real war rages on in the Middle East...
...together instead of sitting back and criticizing the actions of the U.S. and Britain. Maciek Puna Secunda, South Africa Recapping the Debates Viewers of the debates could be forgiven for thinking that neither candidate can see the woods for the terrorists [Oct 11.]. No terrorist attack, no matter how dire, could pose the threat to all human life that already exists, gets worse by the day and is studiously ignored by politicians. Yet the environment has scarcely featured in the U.S. presidential election. Terrorists and the war in Iraq make better headlines than the removal of toxins from the environment...
...down by two goals to a UConn team that had not allowed two goals in a game since the opening week of the season, the situation was dire for the Crimson. But Harvard continued to battle...