Word: dismalness
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...from Kenneth Payson Kempton in his short story class and Carvel Collins, who gave a wonderful composition course and who steered my to my encounter with Life magazine and thus set my whole professional life in motion, I could hope to make my way as a writer, despite my dismal performance on the Anticipatory Exam...
...applaud your salute to the most influential [THE TIME 25, April 21]. It is important for the young to see those people like professional golfer Tiger Woods live out their dreams. Most important, it shows that even in a world that seems to many to have a dismal future, it is O.K. to dare to dream. All it takes is a valiant heart and dedication. RASHANNA KIRKLAND Decatur, Georgia...
...Hartman was surprised, imagine the reaction of less tax-savvy people who suddenly realize that their heirs face a worry usually thought to be reserved for Rockefellers. Thanks to decades-long booms in stock and real estate values, more people are making the dismal discovery every year, and their shock is compounded when they learn how stiff the tax is. It starts at 37% on amounts in excess of $600,000 and escalates to 41% on amounts over $1 million and 55% on anything over $3 million...
Axing state employees left and right, Malone has straightened out the lottery, vastly expanded pension plans for state workers and regained respectability for the state's once-dismal bond rating...
...percentage of women and minorities in the Faculty is really dismal," said council President and bill co-sponsor Lamelle D. Rawlins '99. "What we're trying to say is 'Think about what that means for your education...