Word: grimness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hard-liners in the government who would like to try and resolve this by force. It's clear they're unlikely to succeed, and you just have to look at how they managed over the past six months to see that. It may have been a recognition of the grim alternatives that actually persuaded many of the hard-liners to vote for the deal today...
...Some grim numbers...
...Just in time for Labor Day, the AFL-CIO has released a new report on job satisfaction and the results paint a pretty grim picture for employers. According to "Workers? Rights in America: What Workers Think About Their Jobs and Employers," while 54 percent of U.S. workers rate their own financial situation as "good" or "excellent," 68 percent of those surveyed believe workers? rights need "much more" or "somewhat more" protection. Asked to rate their own work experiences, employees handed out more bad news for company brass: Two-thirds of workers have "just some" or "not much" trust that employers...
...Given the grim statistics and unpredictability facing cancer patients, of course, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to establish a direct cause and effect relationship between Courtney?s alleged criminal activity and a specific death. But, says Dr. Joan Bull, professor and director of medical oncology at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, it should not be difficult to show that Courtney inflicted harm: "These patients were going through their therapy, assuming they were getting the right dose, and all the time they weren?t getting an anti-tumor response...
...Hyannis Port, Massachussets, preparing for a well-deserved cruise with family and friends and a couple of bowls of fish chowder, his favorite dish. A military duty officer rushed down to the beach with the first flash. He walked into the surf in full uniform to deliver the grim news to Brig. Gen. Chester Clifton, the Presidents military aide who signaled the Marlin back to port. He handed the dispatch to Kennedy who read it in silence. "You go ahead," Kennedy told the family as he got into a golf cart with Clifton to ride back to his house...