Word: disappointing
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...said one of the comedians, Mark Maron, who formerly co-hosted a show on Air America Radio. “Even the architecture of this place makes you feel guilty—three-hundred-year-old wood looking down upon you, saying ‘don’t disappoint us?...
...games, the Crimson’s receivers concentrated on blocking and making timely catches.But Lehigh was able to hold Dawson under 100 yards for the first time this season last Saturday, and the Harvard aerial attack shouldered the responsibility of moving the ball downfield.Crimson wide receivers did not disappoint, as they lit up the Mountain Hawks’ secondary to the tune of 304 yards, scoring two touchdowns in the process.Harvard’s receiving corps is led by Mazza, who is ranked fifth in the Ivy League with 212 receiving yards and leads the Crimson with 10 receptions...
...Sierra”—are interesting for the props they include, and others—such as “Dakota”—are captivating because of the expressions captured. However, compared to the films, the photographs, due to their lack of context, disappoint. Though Lockhart has arranged some creative combinations of photographs into diptychs and triptychs, they fail to transcend the stagnancy of their studio setting.Perhaps even more disappointing than the photography is the full “stitched-together” film. While the museum plays two of the short films, each...
...around $100 million. It's a price tag for which VNU's owners--a group of private-equity firms, including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, that acquired the company for $9.8 billion in July--will expect big results, and Calhoun, who headed GE's $47 billion infrastructure unit, is unlikely to disappoint. At VNU, he's charged with turning around its Nielsen television-ratings system as well as the Hollywood Reporter and BillBoard magazine. Nothing a little Six Sigma...
...owner of Te Whau Vineyard and the current chair of the Waiheke Winegrowers Association. Tasting notes are still not conclusive, given that many of the 2005 wines are still maturing, but these three examples of one of the most talked-up New World vintages of recent times will not disappoint. As to whether the wines really are in the same league as a 1961 Bordeaux, well, give them a little more time in the bottle before deciding. You might be pleasantly surprised. LAROSE: This darkly colored wine from the Stonyridge vineyards has sweet blackberry, cassis and plum notes with...