You look at shows like Lost or Desperate Housewives that seem perfectly titled.
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"You shouldn't eat in a booth, read in a booth or look like you are bored, or desperate, " she says.
No wonder so many Americans are unhappy, worried, frightened or desperate.
Perhaps because of the speedy denouement this time around, so far there is no sign of the sorts of reckless cover-ups that ultimately brought previous rogue traders low: no fraudulent financial records or desperate double-or-quits on bad bets in the hope of recouping mounting losses.
Will this verdict strike such fear in the hearts of current or future desperate-to-be-a-star players that it will deter those so inclined from doping?
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"The princess is still young at 35, and there is nothing to worry or become desperate about, " maintains Dr. Iizuka Rihashi, one of Japan's leading obstetricians.
But as friendly firms themselves face financial pressure, some are demanding a better return, or, desperate for cash, are selling some of their shareholdings to financial institutions.
Whatever Avigdor Lieberman's drawbacks may be, they clearly don't include excessive worship of the international community's taste for opulent statecraft or a desperate desire to be loved by Europe.
Personalised plates are regularly used in films and television series to hint that a character is a braggart or an egomaniac or just a bit desperate for attention.
If your aging parent must live alone, has few social contacts and never gets a hug, you can imagine how desperate he or she might get.
Is Apple becoming more proactive, or is Apple getting desperate?
Sedona was so desperate (or naive) that it signed off on a dangerous conversion feature: The more the stock went down, the more shares the bondholder was entitled to upon converting.
Imagine the likes of CC Sabathia and Derek Jeter bearing down on a desperate Toronto or Tampa Bay team, looking to avenge all the frustrations of a miserable season by crushing their hopes and dreams.
"(Years ago) I would get calls from (engaged couples of different cultural or religious traditions) who were desperate and sad ... and after a ceremony I would secretly hear a family member or maybe the florist say (about the wedding couple), 'Oh, that's not going to work, ' " Macomb says.
Desperate to maintain or restart growth, the developed world is effectively competing to devalue its money.
The business may sound opportunistic, but for the desperate housewife (or househusband), a BBL loan is a lifeline.
Desperate, dispiriting or embarrassing were surely closer to the mark.
While there was no shortage of supplies or personnel, they identified a desperate need for hot food.
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Some are compulsive gift-givers, either desperate to be liked or to exert control.
Her songs tell of long and sometimes desperate searches for love or a little clarity of thought or for instant solutions to life's problems.
Julian understood that he would have to hire cheap help, a broken-down old carpenter desperate for work, or some rehabilitating wino or mental case, and the thought elevated his spirits, as if such servitude would echo the history of the place.
Coen, half of the prolific filmmaking Coen brothers, offers his "Women or Nothing, " about two women desperate to have a child.
Between 50 and 80 people reportedly died, but the poorest and most foolhardy locals ran barefoot over the burning lava crust towards the fire, desperate to salvage something useful or saleable.
The eastern block contains some countries in desperate trouble, like Hungary or Latvia, he noted, but also many others, like Poland, Slovakia or the Czech Republic, which are in much better shape.
Cash back sure beats throwing in a car, a boat or a cruise, some of the desperate ploys used during the height of the real estate bust by real estate developers and individual homeowners alike.
Who hasn't been ambitious and in search of a mentor like Wall Street's young stockbroker Bud Fox, or frustrated in a dead-end job like American Beauty's suburban ad executive Lester Burnham, or scared of being fired like the desperate real estate salesmen in Glengarry Glen Ross?
But the conflict is particularly acute when the subjects of the research are vulnerable for instance, if they are mentally ill and confused, if they are poor or homeless and in need of money, or if they are seriously ill and desperate for any sort of help.
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