Word: distressfully
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...tempted to revive it in Susanna's case. Though a philanderer, the Count is fanatically suspicious of his innocent wife, the Countess (Kate deLima), and her naive admirer, the page Cherubino (Amy Buckley Brown); in his jealousy, he orders Cherubino off to the army, to the ladies' distress...
...constant expenses over last spring and especially this summer, and we were never in a state of financial distress," said Buchwald, who has also served as the committee's treasurer. "It wasn't until the house committee went dangerously low in our checking account that it came to light...
...letter said that, although the misappropriation "is causing no serious financial distress," the committee is working to recover the lost funds
...oncologist and UCLA's Slamon. The latter call "was more heavy-handed" than either man was willing to admit, the panel concluded, and had been made to "influence or intimidate" UCLA and its doctors. Two of the three panelists further saw this interference as constituting "intentional infliction of emotional distress" on the deMeurerses because it triggered Glaspy's second declaration opposing Christy's injunction. The panel awarded Alan deMeurers $1.02 million...
Intensity, by Dean Koontz (Knopf; 308 pages; $25), is expert schlock by a writer who has specialized in horror. No creatures from beyond the grave here, just that reliable old formula, babe in distress. Chyna Shepherd is the sole survivor after a fairly efficient thrill killer invades a house where she is a weekend guest and murders everyone else. She's terrified and unarmed, but naturally, instead of calling the cops, she stows away in the killer's motor home as he escapes...