Word: tragically
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...could not change the tragic habits...
...Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced her own plans to curb soccer violence. She said she will introduce legislation to outlaw the sale or possession of alcohol in soccer stadiums and on trains and buses that carry fans to games. In Liverpool last week police were examining videotapes of the tragic Brussels game to identify rioters who may face extradition to Belgium. A Liverpool delegation will also visit Turin next week in an attempt at reconciliation with a city where anti-British feeling has been intense in recent days...
...result, we were able to establish ourselves in our trades, professions and callings with reasonable success. Some of us, but not many, were recalled for service during the Korean War--we were getting a bit too long in the tooth for combat at the time, of the deeply tragic and mistaken enterprise, the war in Vietnam...
...campaign kicked off last month with a series of nationwide "speak-outs" in forums ranging from a Unitarian church in Georgia to the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston. Women and men alike read accounts of the tragic operations that took place before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision. An even greater number, however, read stories about women who had received necessary, beneficial, legal abortions without danger or guilt. A huge speak-out is scheduled for this Tuesday in Washington. From 7 a.m. until midnight, letters and statements will be read in the western plaza...
When double pneumonia put her in intensive care last January and forced the Opera Company of Boston to postpone its season, friends feared that Conductor Sarah Caldwell had reached the tragic finale of a distinguished career. Instead, Caldwell, 61, emerged from the illness this month determined to change her tune and be fitter than a bass fiddle. Her goal: "To lose a zillion pounds and become the thinnest lady conductor--at least in Boston." She has already dropped 70 lbs. (from a reported 250) on a prescribed regimen that includes a 600-calorie-a-day diet and plenty of walking...