Word: dismalness
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...facts on the ground are dismal. The near impossibility of the mission is already apparent. The Iraqis promised three additional brigades to help secure Baghdad, but military sources tell me that two of those brigades are Kurdish, and there is a question how many will actually show up. Even if they do arrive in numbers, Kurds a) don't speak Arabic and b) don't like Arabs very much, which may, well, undermine the mission. There was a coordinated series of seven bombs detonated in the northern city of Kirkuk last week, which may be a sign that the long...
Rice's chances for success aren't great. Olmert's job-approval ratings are even more dismal than Bush's, and Abbas is struggling to prevent clashes among rival factions from escalating into civil war. And then there's the trouble with Rice herself. She did herself few favors in Arab eyes by failing to restrain Israel's bombing campaign against Lebanon last summer. Her refusal to negotiate with Syria baffles diplomats in the region, who believe the U.S. is missing an opportunity to peel Damascus away from its alliance with Iran. And Rice's relationship with Abbas, in particular...
...Volleyball is pass-set-hit, and we couldn’t put all three of those together for more than about four times per game.” The Pride registered 44 kills and a .442 hitting percentage over three games while the Crimson hit a dismal -.016 and posted 25 kills. Junior All-American Eric Palumbo led the Pride with 20 kills, three service aces, and one block. Sophomore Brady Weissbourd was the bright spot for the Crimson, as the 6’11 sophomore middle hitter recorded eight kills and two blocks. “Brady Weissbourd...
...Latessa was pinned in 5:52. After Colletta briefly gave the Crimson the lead again with an 8-5 decision, Ziemnik became the third Harvard wrestler pinned on the day.Caputo and junior Jonathan Butler (197 lb.) both lost their matches before Ogunwole suffered his injury to end a dismal day for the Crimson.—Staff writer Tony D. Qian can be reached at tonyqian@fas.harvard.edu...
Brown managed a dismal 32.7 percent shooting from the field throughout the entire contest compared to 58.3 percent field-goal and 80 percent free-throw shooting for the Crimson...