Feeling gloomy, he cheerfully got on with writing.

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After this gloomy precedent, Portugal's political class is feeling decidedly nervous about plans to hold further plebiscites.

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This makes the London mayoral election result one bright spot in a gloomy overall picture for the Conservatives, who are feeling the effect of voters' dissatisfaction over measures to tackle the country's large deficit.

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Feeling suddenly weak in the knees, I sank back on the hard train seat and glanced again at the gloomy landscape lumbering past the window.

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