Word: lamentingly
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...Western capitals. Previous attempts at a united anti-Musharraf front have foundered over who would lead it. And while both Bhutto and Sharif were greeted by cheering throngs on their return from exile, some Pakistanis blame them for the increased corruption and economic mismanagement of the 1990s and lament that their potential democratic saviors are political has-beens who, they argue, both largely failed in office...
...Expat's Lament As a Burmese citizen living abroad, I have been following the events in my native country closely [Oct. 22]. In 1988 I personally experienced the brutality of the government. It is appalling what a government can do to its own people. But the '88 uprising was quickly forgotten by the international community. I am again worried that Burma's problems will be soon forgotten. I was not there in person this time, but the images of the monks and nuns demonstrating on the streets of Rangoon made me cry. Religion is all that the Burmese have...
...initial comic element of “Bent” also contrasts forcefully with a lament sung by David J. Andersson ’09 between scenes of the first act. The song’s haunting melody has a foreboding quality that resonates even after its close...
...catalogue that precedes it. Gone are the living-room fuzz and the steady solitude of a lone acoustic guitar. Gone, too, is the image of a storyteller, suspender-bound, murmuring myths on a sun-drenched porch. In some ways, to bemoan the increased polish of Iron & Wine is to lament the inevitable, as with expanding audiences comes a pull into the wiry world of the studio. Still, selfish as it sounds, there was a soft magic to the lo-fi ambiance of his earliest records, buried now below vocal effects and extended (by Beam standards) “jam?...
...Square—few such holdouts of gritty, grungy, old Harvard Square remain. Their replacements—fast casual, ethnic fare, and fine dining—speak to an increasingly sophisticated and Disney-fied Square. Some long-time residents wax nostalgic for the old school and, along with students, lament the seemingly inexorable move upscale. Although several new arrivals hint at the promise of a revitalized, unique neighborhood, rising rent costs have left Harvard Square’s diners in a state of flux.THE LOCAL TRADITIONHarvard Square used to abound with small, inexpensive, owner-operated eateries: the Tasty, the Wursthaus...