Word: dreading
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those who survived attacks by the Unabomber, the prospect of a trial evokes feelings ranging from dread to relief. University of Colorado engineering professor John Hauser, who was an Air Force pilot and aspiring astronaut when he was injured in a May 1985 bombing at Berkeley, says the arrest of a suspect and the halt to the bombings meant more to him than the trial. "If having the trial over means that I could fly jets again and pursue those paths, I'd say, 'Hey, great! Cool!'" he told TIME. "But it's not going to bring my hand back...
...dread scenario goes something like this: the emerging Asian economies--Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines--either slow sharply or sink into recession, and the ills spread throughout the rest of Asia, including Japan, which ships nearly half its exports to those countries. Japan's already sluggish economy buckles further, and because it is America's third largest trading partner, its difficulties are felt in the U.S., and ultimately throughout the world...
Some people may suffer from anxiety as well as depression. Some other signs of anxiety include unrealistic worry, rapid pulse or pounding heart, chest pain and feelings of dread or losing control...
Foale had not been looking forward to the day Tsibliyev and Lazutkin would leave; surprisingly, Tsibliyev had also anticipated it with some dread. Frequently over the past six weeks, the dinner conversation had turned to speculation over the criticism he might face when he returned to Earth. Foale, the Westerner, was convinced he would face none. Tsibliyev, the Easterner, familiar with Russia's long history of finger-pointing and blame laying, was not so sure. "Michael, you don't know what our system is like," he would...
...think that your family is dysfunctional? Do you dread going home for Thanksgiving? Welcome to The House of Yes: you're probably not this bad off. With a screenplay adapted from Wendy MacLeod's acclaimed play, the film touches with a brilliant but subtle hand on complex issues such as mental illness, family relationships, upper class apathy and sex. This beautiful movie has a quiet, dream-like quality that lends an appropriate surrealism to the entire set. In this world, nothing is real or logical; everything is permissible and negotiated, from identity to familial relationships...