Word: dismaying
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...health, might try to have him propped up unwisely with drugs and other such aids so that he could fulfill speaking and TV commitments to the permanent detriment of his well-being-just to get by election day." Hearing of Neuberger's remarks, other Democrats blanched with dismay; Republicans rose in wrath, with Minority Leader William Knowland rumbling that he was "deeply shocked" by the accusation. Dick Neuberger's explanation: he was only trying to be friendly toward the President-so friendly that he had even sent Ike a copy of his newsletter...
...such use of them would have converted the project into another version of Mr. Justice Holmes's "dirty business." The purpose of the study, however, was no more than an inquiry into the different ways juries reach their verdicts, some of them proper and some of them, to the dismay of lawyers now and in the past, altogether improper. But just as they may be trusted on practical problems, the judges and lawyers may be trusted to tell the difference between this sort of thing and "dirty business." Emotionally-inspired legislation would only be a hindrance...
...shift generated more dismay than enthusiasm. Labor jeered; even the sturdiest Tory supporters could manage only faint praise, and more often blurted doubts. The Conservative Daily Telegraph could see no evidence of "either wisdom or necessity." Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Express deplored the removal of Butler from the Treasury at a critical time and his replacement by Macmillan-"an untried quantity as economic arbiter." Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail concluded gloomily: "We can only hope that the new team imparts to the government a drive and decision now lacking...
Last week the Seiberlings heard from Lamb again with dismay; he announced that he held 100,000 of the company's 391,430 shares of common stock, giving him effective control. The entire board of directors, including the three Seiberlings, held only 20,000 shares in April, have been buying more since; the No. 2 stockholder after Lamb has only...
...parliamentary maneuver. After squeaking through three confidence votes in less than three weeks, each time constructing his majority from a different grouping, Faure hoped that new elections might give him a working majority. The possibility of prematurely losing their plush red seats filled Deputies of all parties with dismay. One of them argued that elections before Christmas would be cruel because voting usually takes place in schools, and "our schools are never adequately warmed in December." Children, he seemed to be arguing, may be subjected to cold but not voters...