Word: dismay
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With much dismay, I read Claudia Gregoire’s opinion piece in support of a monument for Americans who fought on the side of the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War (Opinion, “The Last Battle,” March 22). What the article failed to mention is that the electoral system in Spain was terribly corrupt when the Republicans came to power and that the assassination of a Republican leader is what caused the war to begin. Moreover, the article neglected to mention an important fact about the war, that the Republican government was brutally anti...
...admit it: I've gazed longingly at more than one pair of Manolo Blahniks, admiring their whisper-thin heels, spindly straps and delectable design. But I always turn away, sighing as I acknowledge the hopelessness of it all. Even if I ever managed to overcome my puritanical dismay at the idea of handing over half a month's rent for a pair of shoes, countless horror stories have convinced me that the signature Blahnik stiletto would cripple me within moments...
...They may not care for the infernal machines and may occasionally want to throw one out the window, but that's not the same as a full-fledged phobia. Self-described claustrophobics often misdiagnose as well. The middle seat on a transatlantic flight may be something you approach with dismay, but unless you also experience a racing heart and ragged breath, you are probably not phobic. Drawing the distinction between distaste and the singular terror of a phobia is not always easy--and it's made all the harder by the fact that fear in some circumstances is perfectly appropriate...
...usual, even as Americans profess shock and dismay over the latest figures, no one seems to have any idea what to do about the proliferation of guns into our schools. Unexpectedly, however, if you ask for input from the spokespeople of the nation?s staunchest gun-rights and gun-control organizations, there's more unanimity than conflict. Everyone, it seems, is in favor of teaching kids how to deal with problems that come up at school - bullying, fistfights, cliques - without resorting to violence...
...editors of The Crimson are shocked, shocked to hear that underage drinking has occurred within the confines of the Crimson Sports Grille. A sting operation conducted this December revealed--to the great dismay of the entire Cambridge community--six individuals under the age of 21 who, despite their tender youth, had been served alcohol at the Grille. And on Feb. 27, investigators for the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission recommended what will seem to many Cantabridgians the ultimate punishment: a temporary suspension of the Grille's liquor license...