Things were looking grim for John Thain , the New York Stock Exchange's new chief executive, early this year.

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Peter's Basilica as the 115 cardinal electors filed in wearing bright red vestments, many looking grim as if the burden of the imminent vote was weighing on them.

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With personal computer demand everywhere looking grim as users spend more time with mobile devices, Dell is repositioning itself to sell more servers and consulting services to big buyers.

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Things were looking grim for gaming in April, when the International Trade Commission decided that the Xbox 360 violated Motorola patents and the console's US future was in doubt.

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And things are looking grim: according to an article in the September 10th issue of The Economist, youth unemployment in most countries in the OECD are at incredible lows.

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Things are looking grim.

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The near-term outlook for the semiconductor equipment is looking increasingly grim.

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The second half of this year is looking rather grim.

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There have been some truly intriguing and terrific looking projects on Kickstarter lately, but as excited as I am about Grim Dawn and Project Eternity, Sui Generis sounds like a game cobbled together from my very own wish-list.

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