Word: dismalness
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...believe this is the only hope for Israel and all of us. Otherwise, prospects remain dismal and if this year passes without definite signs of progress, the fact that hopes have been raised so high will result in despair. We will face a rise of extremist attitudes and turbulence...
...lactic acid bacteria (which produce sweet-smelling products) are replaced by E. coli and other foul organisms. Early in this century Mechnikov romantically hoped to promote longevity by supplying lactic acid bacteria, in the form of yogurt, to displace the presumably toxic foul organisms. The experiments were a dismal failure, but the commerical success is still seen...
...dismal growth statistics released in Washington last week suggested that Jimmy Carter had inherited a still wobbly economy. After all, the nation's output of goods and services had risen at an annual rate of only 3% in the last three months of 1976, the lowest increase since the recovery began in the spring of 1975. The growth rate was below both the 3.9% of the third quarter and the 4% plus needed to pull down unemployment, which stood at 7.8% at year...
This year the Bulldogs and new head coach Tim Taylor are excited, and they sniff victory. The Elis have already won five games this season to surpass their victory total of last year's dismal 4-21 season and are optimistic about their remaining games...
...victory was a must win for Harvard after Tuesday's dismal performance against Boston College, a loss which left them in ninth place in the ECAC standings. But win they did, as Cleary's boys did everything they didn't do Tuesday including skate for the full 60 minutes...