Word: dismalness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Despite dismal shooting from the field (37percent), the Crimson escaped to the locker roomonly 7 points down, thanks to 10-for-11 shootingfrom the line and a top-of-the-key jumper by Jameswith four seconds left in the half.Last Night's Game
...face "popular justice." Gomez, a normally outspoken member of the right-wing ARENA party, knew exactly what * the last phrase meant. In the past year, eight mayors who ignored similar F.M.L.N. invitations to quit had been "executed," as the rebels call their political murders. Unwilling to become another dismal statistic, Gomez joined 42 other mayors who have capitulated to the F.M.L.N.'s strong-arm tactics...
...Tourist begins, his beloved son has been killed in a particularly senseless crime. As the film opens, his wife Sarah (Kathleen Turner) walks out on him because his grief has made him so deeply withdrawn that he cannot help her bear her sorrow. Her departure leaves Macon with his dismal career as a writer of travel books for people who hate traveling; with the dubious consolations of his own family, a sister and two brothers who are as joylessly guarded and compulsive in their behavior as he is; and, of course, the excellent but increasingly (and understandably) snappish company...
...road has been a dismal place for Colgate (5-4-1 overall, 2-2-1 ECAC) this season as well. The team has posted a perfect record (5-0) in its hometown of Hamilton, N.Y. But has played pathetically (0-4-1) once it leaves town...
...Harvard, The Game this year presents the Crimson with the perfect opportunity to salvage a dismal season...