Word: disasterously
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COAL is the soul of Easington, a mining town of 10,000 on the North Sea coast of England, best known throughout the British Isles as the scene of a 1951 colliery disaster in which 85 men died. For four generations, Easington miners have been bequeathing their picks to their...
The third period was a disaster for the Crimson as the U Conn horsemen unleashed a display of accurate shooting and outstanding team play and stretched their lead to 18-10.
At the Houton home, one newsman asked McGovern if he was seeking to upstage President Nixon, who is about to unveil a national value-added tax. "I think Nixon's value-added tax is a disaster," he shot back. "It's another name for a sales tax, which is the...
Whatever road Brazil eventually takes, it will probably be a disaster for the remaining Indians. The Amazon will be further penetrated for its wealth, resulting in the callous elimination of more tribal peoples. It is a familiar story, especially to North Americans, who had the despair of their dead Indians...
The book's failure shows itself not in Cyril's character, as such, but in his flaw as an unreliable narrator. Not only does his insensitive greed provoke a climate for disaster (with Hugh's death in a fatal game of masturbatory coupe-corde, and Catherine's descent into madness...