Word: dismalness
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Mitterrand's Socialist Party scarcely looks able to supply any new leadership. It was rejected by more than four-fifths of the voters; the party polled a dismal 18%. But the Socialists had been expected to lose ground; the real surprise was that voters turned their back on the right as well. The Union for France, a coalition of the two main conservative parties, reaped a mere 33%, down 4 points from its share in the last regional elections in 1986. Just under half (49%) of those who cast ballots chose to leap out of the political mainstream altogether...
Last year's dismal recession produced at least one major surprise. Banks and savings and loans actually managed to pull off one of their best performances in years. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported last week that the commercial banking industry earned $18.6 billion in 1991, up 16% from the previous year and the largest profit since 1988. And the Office of Thrift Supervision said the S&L industry posted earnings of $1.97 billion, the first gain in five years. The thrifts lost $2.9 billion...
...letters, many written by people he did not know, warned him of the dismal prospects for a junior Americanist, especially one interested in social history, at Harvard, Arnesen says. Nevertheless, he accepted the offer and arrived to a History Department reeling from public criticism over two recent tenure decisions...
Patrick J. Buchanan, Bush's conservative challenger, gained significant percentages in most states, while former Louisiana state representative David Duke had mostly dismal showings in all election areas, including his home state...
...nomination has come down to Clinton and Tsongas, and Democrats across the country must realize that they have to pick the one who can beat Bush, whose dismal presidency cannot continue...