Word: gloom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very much needed. We will be delighted over the long run that we did this, however much it hurts now." That is a good sign, but until the end of the war, the virtues and strengths of the U.S. economy are likely to be partially hidden by the gloom...
...there was gloom over the crash of the Avenger, McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics have other military projects going to keep them in business. The two companies expect to benefit marginally by selling arms to Saudi Arabia as part of a $7.1 billion package approved by the Administration last fall in a Desert Shield trade-off. McDonnell Douglas will sell 12 Apache helicopters to the Saudis for $144 million, and General Dynamics will provide 150 M-1A2 tanks costing $480 million...
...mood in this city of nearly 4 million is that there will be war, and as each day passes, the gloom deepens. As foreign diplomats evacuate their embassies and prepare to fly out of the country, Iraqis wait at service stations in lines 30, 40, 50 cars long to buy enough gas to make sure they can drive out of the city in case of attack. The government closed the museums and moved its Babylonian and Abbasid treasures to bomb shelters. Many Iraqis were putting tape over their windows to prevent shattering in case of bombing. Others are laying...
...There was an air of gloom," Myers said after returning to Cambridge last night. "People were pessimistic...
...reason to volunteer now, while you're too busy, is that you're more likely actually to go ahead and do it. You're in a good frame of mind and your sense of self-worth is, justifiably, high. It's amazing how a little gloom can paralyze you. Meet new people? Work for free when you've just been laid off? You may not feel like it. First things first, after all. Yet, far from interfering with your job search, a volunteer job is apt to buoy your spirits -- possibly even teach you new skills or establish new contacts...