Word: disappointing
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...rally format makes for a feverish game's end and the Crimson and Eagles did not disappoint. The teams traded points until the score was tied at seven. At this point, it was clear that the first team to make a run would be the victor--that team was B.C. The Eagles won five of the next six points...
...votes, and "Anyone who can ever understand how this works gets to be President." Ross Perot, take note: "One of the strictest rules is that all dark horses running for President must be people." As for the President's constitutional powers, "the President has the power to appoint and disappoint the members of his cabinet." And the rest of us too. But we keep hoping. -->
...Open was really the last chance for the tennis year to come together--and it did not disappoint...
...despite his youth, Bundy did not disappoint during his eight-year tenure as dean. He was responsible for creating the advanced-standing program, and Harvard officials credit him for successfully encouraging more students to pursue honors...
...safe; she wasn't scared. For the most part, the public played along with this game, for it is easier not to question the received platitudes. Yet, looking at her taped interviews after the fact, it is clear that the dutiful little girl who didn't want to disappoint her father, who insisted, "I fly for joy," looked anything but joyful...