Word: grievously
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...environmentalist can reel off a long list of grievous problems confronting the planet -- from acid rain and global warming to the destruction of tropical rain forests. The hard part is getting people to do something about them. Last week two fresh ideas for encouraging environmental activism were proposed, one a carrot, the other a stick...
...radio evangelists, 1987 seemed like the Fall and the Flood combined. The PTL fiasco and other scandals produced unseemly bickering, a plague of embarrassing behavior, threats of government intervention and -- most grievous of all -- a disastrous drop in financial contributions. Clearly the preachers had to act to restore confidence or face perpetual chaos. Last week in Washington, the broadcasters did just that. Overcoming deep-seated traditions of independence and secrecy, they agreed to regulate themselves and monitor one another's business practices...
WHEN YOU think of difficult jobs, you think of high-risk jobs. Policemen face death daily. So do emergency room doctors. Skyscraper window washers know that grievous bodily harm is just a wrong step away. But then again, these jobs feature a certain amount of excitement, a few shots of adrenalin now and then to break up the workday routine. The pressure is high, and mistakes can be deadly. It's easy to stay awake...
...Yipes, a grievous error. But soon I was reconnected...
Although the document's wording is not yet complete, it will call on the presidential hopefuls to renew a partnership between government, industry, and higher education to address grievous societal problems, William C. Friday, chairman of the report's commission, said yesterday...