Word: dismalness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...always maintained that economic conditions determine social relations and political institutions; therefore, economic considerations should presumably enjoy a special precedence in the formulation of social policy. Yet practice has made a mockery of theory. The practitioners have done their utmost to divorce the art of the possible from the dismal science of economics. They have made power politics both paramount and as independent as possible from those concerns that govern the welfare of society...
...root of the word algebra is the Arabic al-jabr, which means "bringing together." Saxon's synthesis of traditional practice and drill with the fundamentals of modern algebraic theory taught clearly may provide an alternative to the present dismal state of mathematics teaching. Alfred North Whitehead, the English mathematician and philosopher, once noted that "the study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment." If John Saxon is right, the study of algebra may not end so. -By Richard Stengel. Reported by Jeanne-Marie North/New York
Most of the members of the club, which serves as a barroom during the week and a social hall on weekends, left Poland and members of their families soon after the Communist takeover 30 years ago. For the past year, they have come to expect dismal reports of threatening oppression against the rising Solidarity union and worsening economic times for the Polish people...
...proved he was one of the best. He played in all 51 of Harvard's games in his freshman and sophomore years, and even though he didn't score much (two goals, 10 assists lifetime), his ability on the blueline was one of the few plusses during two otherwise dismal seasons--the 7-18-1 squad his freshman year that finished with the worst record since World War II and an 8-15-3 squad his sophomore season...
Following a dismal first half--during which the Crimson shot just 34 per cent from the floor and fell behind, 40-33--Harvard managed to pull to within one point on several occasions in the second stanza, but just failed to break into the lead and ice a comeback...