10 QUOTES WITH «DISASTROUS»
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disastrous.
At one point I would read nothing that was not by the great American Jews - Saul Bellow, Philip Roth - which had a disastrous effect of making me think I needed to write the next great Jewish American novel. As a ginger-haired child in the West of Ireland, that didn't work out very well, as you can imagine.
Sometimes you'd come up against a brick wall... or sometimes you go into a fill and you'd know halfway through it was going to be disastrous.
Possibly you are not aware of the fact that the largest sum given by any contributor to the fund is but a trifle when compared with the losses suffered by nearly all the firms in the cotton trade during the disastrous years of the American war.
I'm often criticised for what I wear. That's my main label in the press now: disastrous dresser!
Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language.
The idea that man is a tabula rasa, or Mao's sheet of blank paper upon which the most beautiful characters can be written, is an old one with disastrous implications. I do not think though that the cults you mention could survive honest thought about human nature.
I went through two pretty dark years being fed up with the system and frustrated with my own party after two disastrous elections in 2006 and 2008.
Every day it seems more likely that we are destined - or should one say doomed? - to replay the disastrous economic history of the 1930s.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
If we didn't do the tour, it would have been disastrous.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISASTROUS»
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disastrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
disastrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
At the top of her class at Harvard Law, she was nervous and excited when given the opportunity to work as a summer extern at one of the top firms in Boston. Her new boss was the young, extraordinarily handsome, and successful Marcus DeLuca.
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Vietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's ...
Offering a controversial perspective on America's most painful war, the author proposes that Vietnam should have been fought, but with different tactics.
Bizarre exploits of a soon-to-be-divorced con artist from Friday till Monday and his girl friends, sex, money and interplay.
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King Vukasin and the
Disastrous Battle of Marica
Essay from the year 2007 in the subject History Europe - Other Countries - Middle Ages, Early Modern Age, grade: keine, language: English, abstract: It is a historical fact that the two armies - Turkish and Serbian - clashed near the ...
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House of War: The Pentagon and the
Disastrous Rise of ...
An incisive analysis of the Pentagon, the military, and their vast, frequently hidden influence on American life argues that the Pentagon has, since its inception, operated beyond the control of any force in government or society, drawing ...
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The Dangerous,
Disastrous, Unusual History of War
"Describes the history of war, featuring little-known facts and bizarre inside information"--Provided by publisher.
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Ultimate Victory - Denied: A Complex and
Disastrous Plot ...
A freak accident with a Chinese shipping container at a west coast port reveals a complex and deadly plot to cripple America with nuclear devices concealed in shipping containers, all controlled by a special satellite.
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Disastrous Twilight: A Personal Record of the Partition of ...
The Partition of India in 1947 probably created more problems than it solved, problems which have bedevilled the subcontinent ever since and which show no sign of going away, since those who feel that they were hard done by at the time of ...
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A
disastrous approach to materials science
Finally...materials for the masses. Our fascination with great disasters is turned by Dr. Nicholson into a perfect entry point into the basics of materials science in this volume.
Patrick S. Nicholson, 2004
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Disastrous Dates & Dream Boys
A story of teenaged boys who want what we all want, to love and be loved.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISASTROUS»
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disastrous is used in the context of the following news items.
Smog Exacerbated Disastrous Flooding In China | Popular Science
Two years ago, severe floods in central China triggered landslides, washed out roads and houses, and killed 200 people. And according to a ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
Fox Sports reassigns Holly Sonders after disastrous U.S. Open - The …
Just like the rest of the Fox Sports broadcast, reporter Holly Sonders had a rough U.S. Open, punctuating things with a two-question interview of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Microsoft axes 7,800 after disastrous $7.6bn Nokia failure (Wired UK)
Microsoft has announced 7,800 jobs will be axed and $7.6 billion written off after its acquisition of Nokia failed to result in significant new sales ... «Wired.co.uk, Jul 15»
Inundated crops mean a disastrous season for farmers - Washington …
Inundated crops mean a disastrous season for farmers. Tribune-Star/Joseph C. GarzaFlooded fields: Standing water can be seen in a corn field ... «Washington Times Herald, Jul 15»
Greg Hunt approves disastrous Shenhua coal mine
The Abbott Government has confounded financial and environmental experts and betrayed the farmers of NSW's iconic Liverpool Plains by ... «Independent Australia, Jul 15»
Rail Trail would have disastrous effect on seed potatoes - Crookwell …
“This will have disastrous affects on future production. “Our local field inspector is the only person to enter our crops during the growing period,” ... «Crookwell Gazette, Jul 15»
Carla has a disastrous day gambling
Returning home from her disastrous gambling spree, Carla vents her anger on Roy and Cathy. How will Roy react as Carla calls Cathy a ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
Inundated crops mean a disastrous season for farmers - The Herald …
Inundated crops mean a disastrous season for farmers. Tribune-Star/Joseph C. GarzaRain adds to more standing water on a corn field near ... «Batesville Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
Greek crisis: Merkel fears disastrous legacy | The Australian
There are mutterings in Germany that Angela Merkel has not played the Greek crisis cleverly and that history may not look on her kindly. «The Australian, Jul 15»
Letting Puerto Rican utilities declare bankruptcy would be disastrous …
The Post's July 1 editorial “Puerto Rico on the brink” failed to recognize that the commonwealth has other options for dealing with its current ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
