Word: dismays
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...Reilly said. “Colleges will be alerted to the possibility that these are the students whose scores could possibly change.” William Smelko, a high school senior at the St. Augustin school, located in San Diego, Calif., who applied to Harvard regular decision, expressed his dismay at the possibility of more scoring errors. “Because you never know whether the scores you get back are really what you deserve...that kind of uncertainty just brings out more anxiety,” Smelko said. “If the score is not really your best...
...that I didn' t make the rules, I didn' t put the 13 on the movie, and that I loved them so much that I would agree to follow the rules. They seemed to buy the argument, and after two weeks the pleas started to slow down. Imagine my dismay then, when driving to a tee-ball game, one of my sons' teammates Charlie jumped into the minivan and shouted, "Spiderman is so cool. It is the most amazing movie. What was your favorite part?" I cringed and then from the backseat came the reply." I don' t have...
Much to the dismay of the cult of reactionary conservatism on campus, the Undergraduate Council recently came out in support of co-educational housing. On open-lists across the campus— but especially that of The Harvard Salient (that bastion of reason!)—aflame conservatives have predictably christened the move as a step toward eternal damnation. The College, they argue, should not approve such a policy because its ‘sinfulness’, in the words of one e-mail, would compromise the school...
...Mayor also expressed dismay over the motivations of Harvard students in helping the community, saying that he has met some superficial students who become caricatures of themselves, volunteering only in an effort to build resumes...
...Even some of Cheney's friends have expressed dismay about his reticence to apologize, and he took responsibility in the interview. "Ultimately, I'm the guy who pulled the trigger that fired the round that hit Harry," he told Hume. "And you can talk about all of the other conditions that existed at the time, but that's the bottom line. And there's no ?- it was not Harry's fault. You can't blame anybody else. I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend. And I say that is something I'll never forget...