Word: glumness
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...usual reasons for the decline of the novel were chewed over. Pop psychology and sociology have moved onto its turf. The New Journalists, crying Wolfe about America, have stolen its reportorial beat. Readers are spending a lot more time in bed with television. And there are always glum statistics about the high cost and low output of serious quality fiction...
...know if I have-or want -any political future in Massachusetts." With that glum assessment, Secretary of Defense Elliot Richardson responded to mounting criticism of his order last week to shut down 40 military bases and reduce many others, including several in his home state of Massachusetts. An estimated 42,800 military and civilian jobs will be eliminated at a saving of some $375 million a year. Says a Pentagon official: "We have never hit so few places so hard before...
...race against Northeastern happened to be the last of the day and, after the finish, a glum mood settled over Huskie rooters in the rain-drenched crowd. As for Harvard fans, they felt as though even the Crimson J.V. boat could do well in the Sprints against anybody, and they seemed to be the only fans on shore to notice the sun finally come...
...attract live crowds as proof of track's commercial appeal. To please fans, the I.T.A.'s eleven-page operations manual frankly encourages troupe members to ham it up: "Wave during introductions, smile, turn to all sides of the arena and acknowledge the applause. Many U.S. athletes act glum as if they are about to be shot in the next minute." Matson, the world record holder (71 ft. 5½ in.) in the shotput, but a rather colorless performer, recognizes the problem. "If everyone was like me," he says, "nobody would come out and watch...
Congress justified cutbacks in education by citing the sizeable financial donations received by universities. With the tax reform sitting in the House, private gifts are no longer a safe alternative. Harvard's chances for defeating the cutbacks look glum. The Capital Hill winds are not blowing in academia's direction...