Word: dismalness
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...American and anti-Jewish and spurns democracy and human rights, it rejects violence to achieve its aims - and denied responsibility for the attacks. And after all, says one Western diplomat in the country, Karimov faces a "tricky period" as the U.S. and international organizations ponder whether his government's dismal human-rights record merits more economic aid. The U.S. State Department calls Uzbekistan an "authoritarian state with limited civil rights." A day after the government fingered the HUT, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a scathing 300-page report alleging that the Karimov regime's campaign of religious persecution had "resulted...
...Since a dismal 3-1 loss to Northeastern in the consolation round of the Beanpot, the Crimson has killed an impressive 86.2 percent of its penalties. In the ECAC playoffs, the team improved to 89.3 percent. And since the beginning of Harvard’s current seven-game winning streak, the squad has smothered 91.7 percent...
...just a bunch of guys winning a trophy. It was an experienced, confident, mature team—with full knowledge of how hard it is to win championships—overcoming memories of last year’s title game and this year’s dismal regular season...
...point halftime gap was hardly indicative of the level of play in the first half as Harvard shot a dismal 20.7 percent in the first half—18.2 percent from three—while Princeton hit at a 42.3-percent clip from the field...
Kerry supports the mission of Teach for America, and he wants to double the size of AmeriCorps. Kerry also plans on expanding the size of the Peace Corps to 25,000, from its current dismal all-time low of 6,500—crucial at a time when the American image is rapidly degrading abroad. This is a part of Kerry’s larger vision to inspire service to America as a normal part of the average citizen’s life, to better the lives and improve the safety of all Americans. The ethic of service that...