Word: dismays
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Leaving future bleakness behind, let’s return to poofy sleeves and engagement parties (two of which I’m somehow throwing while dirt poor and in college… is it tacky to collect donations at the door?). After my own initial dismay and poorly hidden shock in response to the happy news, I let the idea of child brides sink in a bit and discussed it with my best friend/roommate/conscience, who was equally confused. We pondered over possible regional differences, cultural norms, and the arguments outlined above, concluding that if there were a perfect...
...little worn out having to appease the left on all these choices." Cheney replied: "I think you'll find when you look back 10 years from now that it will have been a great appointment. ...You'll be proud of Harriet's record, Rush. Trust me." Republicans also expressed dismay that Miers had donated $1,000 to Al Gore's presidential primary campaign in 1988. Republican officials said she formerly was a conservative Democrat, and Presidential spokesman Scott McClellan noted that at that time most people in Texas political life were Democrats. "People are just surprised," said one official trying...
...turned to a pro like Stephen Webber, turntable professor at Boston's Berklee College of Music, he could probably share more ways to use the iDJ. I guess that's the point: to my (passing) dismay, it turned out not to be some gimmicky toy, but a tool for people who want to put their iPods to use in the serious world of deejaying...
Joslin expressed dismay that the truck routes were pitting neighbors against students instead of allowing them to unite around issues of start time and noise level...
...Curricular Review (HCCR) recommended that freshmen be assigned to their upperclass Houses before their arrival at the College. Freshman entryways would be configured along House lines and freshmen would be included in House life as soon as they arrived on campus. The response from many, including this page, was dismay. Calls for what was has become known as Yale-style housing were ridiculed as foolish and counterproductive. The scheme, many claimed, would deprive freshmen of their right to choose the group of friends with whom they would live as upperclassmen. Class unity would be jeopardized, and those freshmen assigned...