Word: dismalness
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...international diplomacy's worst-kept secrets is that Prime Minister Harold Wilson's oil embargo against Rhodesia has been a dismal failure. An even greater failure, however, was Britain's inability to see what was coming, since Britain herself is an old hand at blockade running and embargo breaking. Last week a new hand at the game sent Wilson into somewhat of a tizzy...
Every pennant race needs a dark horse, and the Pirates fill the role nicely this season. After a dismal start last year, the Bucs caught fire and were the most consistent winners after the all-star game. Harry "The Hat" Walker has virtually the same cast back, but this season he will open with a healthy Bill Mazeroski. Another plus is Matty Alou, acquired from the Giants. He fits into Bill Virdon's spot in centerfield, banked by Willie Stargell and Roberto Clemente...
...undergraduates. Were they typical? Had some last, dismal sophistication overtaken Cambridge, that people should forsake delusion? Cynicism I live with. Skepticism I live on. But memory is my refuge. It is every...
Harvard has had a dismal Ivy season, with no wins in four tries. But at least the Crimson has come close, losing Princeton and Cornell by only one point. Harvard trounced C.C.N.Y., 17-10, while C.C.N.Y. clipped Yale...
...Tigers, after finishing last year with a dismal 1-9 record, have come on strong this year as the most likely challengers to Harvard for second place in the league. They have beaten Columbia, Brown, and Penn in their Ivy matches to date, and own a 7-4 record overall...