Word: grievous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unfortunately, a spineless overreaction to the Baird fiasco prevented Clinton from nominating Wood. That decision is a political setback for Clinton's administration, an unfortunate loss for the country and a grievous injustice to Kimba Wood...
...profit from nature without destroying it. Called the Pantanal, it is a giant freshwater wetland that covers 140,000 sq km (54,000 sq. mi.). Unlike Brazil's other three great ecosystems -- the Atlantic forests, the Amazon and the plain called the Cerrado -- the Pantanal has not yet suffered grievous damage at the hand of man. Even more amazing, it retains some of the densest concentrations of wildlife in the Americas, despite the fact that settlers have worked cattle ranches in the area for more than 200 years...
...murderers were tracked down and brought to justice. Now the rate is less than 7 out of 10. Police complain that they have so many killings to investigate that they must concentrate on the simplest cases and put more complex slayings on the back burner. The consequences can be grievous. FBI behavioral-science experts suspect that at least one serial killer contributed repeatedly to New York City's 1991 death toll of more than 2,200. But the suspect -- or suspects -- remains at large because detectives have little time to compare notes...
...members. Those commitments should by no means imply the passive acceptance of the hurtful and obstinate actions of these past few days. As a community, we must not be indifferent to the issues raised nor to the manner in which expressions are made. We must also not overlook the grievous ignorance reflected in these actions...
MOST observers agree that the American administrations that waged war in Vietnam committed two grievous, unforgiveable errors: they did not articulate clearly our strategic goals in the conflict, and they did not seek to establish a public consensus around those goals before committing American soldiers to fight for them. Once the conflict began, officials figured that caving in to domestic opposition would be perceived by friend and foe as a sign of weakness. Thus, the war dragged...