Word: sadnesses
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...floor, unexpectedly stepped out of bounds, costing her a deduction and lowering her score by enough of a margin to keep her out of the individual event final, in which she was expected to finish on the podium. "I missed out on the floor exercise finals, which is sad," she says, "but you get hyped up, and throw a little too much power into it, and before you know it, you're out of bounds...
...sad fact that the Taliban feel they have right on their side in this war against Christian occupiers. Afghanistan's future needs to be secured not through extensive military action but though a change in thinking at the White House and the Pentagon. A scaling down of operations that alienate civilians, like the bombings that blow up wedding parties, would be welcome, as would better intelligence. Also, the narcotics trade that props up the corruption endemic in the country's ruling bureaucracy, law enforcement agencies and judiciary must be targeted. Effective governance and education will beat the Taliban better than...
...want to add and suddenly I feel sad that I am not throwing off my shoes, not chaining myself to the fence, not sticking it to The Man. Where is the youth of America? Why aren’t we rallying together? Doesn’t our generation care? Yes, there were children and young families, a young bride down the street yelling about how hard it was to walk in heels, and even a younger group dressed in orange protesting torture across the road. But the majority of the protesters were much older. As for me, the next...
...When I looked around at the other dating sites, they were all so boring and sad," says Simoncini, 45, a suave, slightly somber Frenchman. "I said, my site's going to be much more fun. People aren't going there to get married; they're going to meet someone. Everyone hopes it's The One, but if it isn't, that's maybe not so bad. Meetic is like a bar - the biggest bar in the world...
...last January, slashing its market value to $280 million - quite a haircut for Simoncini, who owns nearly a third of the company. "It's far and away the worst side of France - they're always telling you that whatever you do, it won't work," he says. "I'm sad for everyone who's lost money, but I'm not going to let it stop me from doing what I think is right - after all, it's my money in there...