Word: dismaying
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...last year, a number that is expected to nearly double in 2001 and outpace the stagnant, traditional camera market within a few years. Consumer appetite for film in the U.S. has almost peaked, at slightly more than 1 billion rolls a year. Indeed, much to the dismay of some amateur enthusiasts (including, perhaps, Paul Simon), Kodak is quietly phasing out much of its trademark Kodachrome line of film...
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...