Word: disappointing
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...sophomore didn’t disappoint. Batting seventh, he had three knocks in four at bats and drove in junior Harry Douglas in the third to increase the Crimson’s lead to 3-0. Though Harvard lost the game 14-4, Zailskas impressed Walsh, who moved the sophomore up to fifth in the order against Princeton last weekend...
...vermillion-feathered, migratory waterfowl return from days spent in Venezuela, just nine miles away, to roost in the mangrove swamp south of Port of Spain. The window is brief, as a tropical sundown can seem as swift as a blanket thrown over a birdcage, but the ibis do not disappoint. In the day's last light, pack after pack of ibis fly in from the west, swoop in low over the sun-brightened water, alighting on an island of mangrove trees - one of eight or so roosting spots in the swamp - flecking the green-leaved trees with a crimson...
...full strength after suffering a stress fracture in his rib cage early on in 2007. A cortisone shot in late July allowed Haviland to finish his summer in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, and September rest healed the injury fully. News of a full-strength Haviland is sure to disappoint Ancient Eight hitters as they get in this spring’s first swings—the 2006 Ivy League Pitcher of the year has firmly established his place as one of the conference’s elite starters. And on a team with a fair number of question marks...
...closer to Iseman than other lobbyists? "No." Do you regret writing letters to the FCC on her behalf? "No." Then McCain's wife Cindy took the microphone. "My children and I not only trust my husband," she said, "but know that he would never do anything to not only disappoint our family but to disappoint the people of America...
...Sarah took the stand at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed on Monday, attorneys hoped to unearth some of the secrets that Lady Sarah may have been privy to - particularly those regarding Diana's relationship with Dodi and the Royals. She didn't disappoint. She claimed that on August 29, 1997, just two days before the Princess's death, Diana phoned her from the Al Fayeds's luxury yacht to express her fear that she was under surveillance. "She thought the boat was being bugged by Mr. Al Fayed senior," Lady Sarah said...