Word: disappointingly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...current production that Michael Kahn has directed for the American Shakespeare Theatre is respectable enough, I suppose, but not so distinguished as one would like. It will satisfy those who have never experienced the play, but will disappoint those who have seen such an incandescent version as the 1958 revival...
...period, a few key people in the current Administration. For example, he has a high regard for fellow Southerner David Mathews, the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. But two present Cabinet members would be certain to go: Agriculture's Earl Butz and State's Henry Kissinger. He would disappoint many fervent backers who expect some patronage for their troubles. (Almost always as Governor, he reached outside the circle of his close supporters to fill important state posts...
...imposing were the colt's credentials that a Blue Grass record crowd of 20,900 wagered an unprecedented $330,000 on the race, most of it on Honest Pleasure. By post time, the actual odds were 1 to 18, and he did not disappoint his backers. (Good news for the bettors, bad news for the track: it lost $41,876.20 on the race, since it had to pay $2.20 for each $2 bet on Honest Pleasure...
When Bailey rose to deliver his summation, the benches were crowded with spectators expecting one of his famed histrionic displays. He did not disappoint them. Disdaining a microphone and speaking without notes, the Richard Burton of the courtroom kept the jurors-and Patty-spellbound for 46 minutes. He made no attempt to review the entire case, as Browning had. Instead, with his voice fading to a whisper and then rising to a shout, Bailey tried to win over the jurors' hearts, if he had not already won over their minds...
...listening and learning about the entire corporation and placing problems in front of my father that need his attention," says Christie, who has been following her father's "Playboy Philosophy" since she was 18 and began rooming with a college boy friend. Alas, she will apparently disappoint feminist critics of the bare-skin magazine. "My presence speaks for itself," she asserts loftily, "and belies the chauvinist claims against Playboy...