Word: dismalness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...barrels toward hell: the lead singer dies, and Tony deserts his kid ("Little Pete") on a NYC street. Bakshi decides to bring the story up to the present while linking it with the past, so Pete struts the street to Pat Benatar's recent "Hell is for Children" (a dismal choice for an anthem!) and stops to look in a doorway where an orthodox rabbi is chanting and moves on. Young punks denying their past! Oy vey! The screen explodes into surreal dance on the edges of razor blades, mouth-piercing safety pins, and the Sex Pistols growling...
...diligent, efficient and thrifty. But, such exhortations have been is sued countless times before without conspicuously inspiring the labor force. The congress did not really come to grips with any of the basic problems " says an analyst in Moscow. "The consumer was shown a future that is implicitly dismal. There is no sign of reapportioning resources, no adjustment in who gets a larger slice of the pie. There is no clue about how, specifically, they will deal with the shortage of labor and the need for higher productivity...
...absent Trumbull, however, had little to do with Harvard's dismal showing in the quarterfinals, which displayed the awesome force that momentum plays in volleyball. Houlihan said, "We had some problems with their topspin serve, but mostly we let up some, lost our momentum, and it was all over...
...second half proved a different story. Despite some strong performances by Pat Horne--14 points on the game--and Elaine Holpuch--12 points, 12 rebounds--the Crimson managed to hit only a dismal 30 per cent from the floor during the second half...
...Dismal...