Indeed, the view is not so grim among those who have received only the crumbs off the status quo's table.
But now things look so grim that Bayer may have to partner off or sell its drug business, which is flailing after the recall of Baycol, a cholesterol drug linked to 50 deaths worldwide.
Ireland's economic situation is so grim, he adds, that many voters are unwilling to risk further turmoil with another No vote, and while many would dearly love to punish the hugely unpopular administration, most will hold off until the next election.
Unlike most of his peers, who lived a comfortable colonial existence in Shanghai's international settlement, Crow reported on floods up the Yangzi, negotiated the release of hostages from a Shandong warlord and slept in inns so grim he would stand his bed legs in kerosene to keep centipedes at bay.
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The tally so far looks grim: Revenue has shrunk 2.4 percent compared with last year.
So long as this grim reality persists, the system will remain broken, and no amount of judicial tinkering will fix it.
This, in part, is because the single most important economic benchmark, employment, remains grim, surprisingly so.
Even so, things look very grim for wind and solar.
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They did so against the background of grim predictions of climate change in the next century, including the possibility that the world's forests could themselves become producers rather than consumers of carbon dioxide.
The police suicide specialist called to the scene, Lydia (Elizabeth Banks) has her own set of problems: She recently failed to talk another ex-cop off the Brooklyn Bridge, so she's dubbed "the grim reaper" by her less-enlightened colleagues.
This grim new work from Joel Schumacher takes itself so seriously that there were reports of frivolous laughter in the theatres.
Plus they are having to adjust to the new regulations and restrictions that were imposed in the wake of 2008 so by comparison, the macro picture for western banks looks quite grim.
Or maybe it explains why he was determined to negotiate such soft goals with the Sprint Board so as to ensure he earns his bonuses at Sprint no matter what grim results he delivers for shareholders.
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So why had Insidedivorce.com issued statements suggesting that "the statistics make grim reading for anyone believing Christmas is a period of harmony and goodwill"?
The grim weather had already seen off Ferrari, who took the forecast so seriously last weekend they decided to relocate to their regular test circuit in Maranello, away from the prying eyes of their rivals.
But I'm not quite so sure about another suggestion which has followed the West news, It's Grim Up North.
So the global economic prognosis, outside of parts of Asia-Australia, is decidedly grim.
So it's somewhat unexpected that The Recession, his third full length, is as grim as its title suggests.
Sometimes the smell was so overpowering the inspectors had to stop and leave the room for fresh air before resuming their grim task.
It's largely the grim prospects for the Spanish economy that has led Fitch and other ratings agencies to downgrade so many Spanish banks in recent days.
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