Word: dismalness
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Maas, a tall, brown-haired Canadian, is not at a complete loss for his dismal showing. He has long suspected that his “smelly roommates” had their hands in the matter, along with Whitmire herself. As of now, however, Maas can only hide behind the fact that he did not actually fill out a Lustfest form himself—his roommates took care of the form for him. But, then again, who could know you better than the people you live with...
...despite these dismal odds, they made a discovery that in the half-century since has transformed science, medicine and much of modern life--though the full impact has yet to be felt. The tale of how this unlikely pair solved the most basic mystery of molecular biology is a reminder that brilliant minds and top-notch training aren't necessarily enough to penetrate the secrets of nature. You also need resilience, dogged persistence, plus a fair amount of luck--and as Watson inadvertently proved with the 1968 best seller The Double Helix, his controversial inside account of the discovery...
...diva Fann Wong, who's quite appealing as Chon's sister. It's all disposable, second-rate fun. But at least director David Dobkin had the bright idea to let Chan, for the first time in a U.S. film, supervise the action scenes. Knights atones for Chan's dismal The Tuxedo, which straitjacketed his physical brio in a computerized suit...
Harvard’s defense beyond the arc had been quite different the night before. Princeton leading scorer Spencer Gloger had a dismal outing Friday, missing all seven of his attempts from long range. Senior forward Sam Winter guarded Gloger for most of the night, and Gloger’s only easy bucket came off a late fast break...
...they can contain the violence and, gradually, set up a Palestinian regime that will have learned a lesson from the violent collapse of Arafat's Palestinian Authority. At Labor Party headquarters in Tel Aviv's low-rent Ha-Tikva quarter, the moments after the election results came through were dismal. Outside the hall, the wind carried the discordant sounds of a few dozen disappointed activists gamely singing along with Labor leader Amram Mitzna, as he crooned old Zionist tunes from the 1950s. A clutch of young Labor supporters huddled on a wall, smoking cigarettes. Yoav Zinger, an 18-year...