Word: distressingly
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...most important concepts to accept early in your dorm life is the difference between irritating and inhospitable behavior. Different standards of cleanliness can cause eye-rolling and passive aggressive notes left on the white board; living habits that take a toll on your well-being can cause major emotional distress if left unaddressed...
...education; Yale and Stanford do the same for families making $45,000 or less. But for middle- and upper-middle-class families, the sticker shock at an élite university can be overwhelming. And the recent interest-rate hike of almost 2% on government-backed loans only increases the distress...
...official involved in her diplomacy cast the U.S. view in stronger terms. ?We don?t want to accept any pretext for delaying the ceasefire,? he said. Asked what ?pretext? meant, he said, ?I?ve said enough.? But he also noted, ?We?re making very clear to Israelis our distress at this incident. We?re looking to wrap things up and then move the action to New York...
...much of art, what better inspires a man than a beautiful damsel in distress? Howard awakens Giamatti from an apathetic stupor and restores his sense of purpose...
...other whaling vessels answering the Brunswick's distress flag arrived, each vessel's master-as captains of commercial ships are usually called-came aboard to survey the damage. And each, in turn, concurred that the listing ship was a lost cause. They also agreed with Captain Potter that his only recourse was to fall back on the general custom under the circumstances: condemn the ship and auction off her cargo, whaleboats and whatever gear that could be hauled off the vessel. At the least, the Brunswick's master could reduce some of the losses to his ship's owner...