Word: dismalness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...turnover problem that has plagued the Crimson all season was alleviated Saturday only to be replaced by a deficiency from the perimeter and on the boards. During the first half, the Crimson shot a dismal 26 percent from the field and went into the intermission trailing...
When Edelman has tried to operate companies rather than simply auction off their parts, the results have been just as dismal. Example: Datapoint, a San / Antonio-based minicomputer maker. Since Edelman took it over in 1985, the company has gone through three presidents and $135 million in losses. Yet he has reaped millions of dollars in personal fees by aggressively playing the stock market with Datapoint's cash. Another Edelman-controlled firm, Intelogic Trace, a computer-servicing business that was spun off from Datapoint in 1985, has seen its annual profits plummet from $20 million in that year...
...demands of all those with an interest in reunification, charting a course on the issue requires any West German leader to navigate not with a telescope but with a kaleidoscope. One of Kohl's primary targets was West German voters, and he no doubt hoped to revive his dismal political fortunes. He faces a general election in December 1990, and at the moment his Christian Democratic Party's chances are rated as questionable. Since the tumultuous events leading up to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall began last August, Kohl has been attacked relentlessly for a flat-footed response...
...hard time shooting, which contributed to some of their runs," said Gilly, who was 0-for-6 from the field and saw his team shoot a dismal 36 percent from the field and 42 percent from the free throw line...
...staff concentrates on criticizing fraternities and sororities instead of addressing the real issue: the dismal state of social life at Harvard. While the staff more than adequately discusses the problems associated with the new groups, it almost completely ignores the fact that these new organizations are mere symptoms of a larger problem that both students and the administration must face. To be critical is fine. But to be critical without making positive suggestions for constructive change is counterproductive. Here are three positive suggestions which the staff could have made to these groups...