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A 1975 production of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House for the National Theatre fared better, but a couple of years later came a calamitous production of Julius Caesar for Peter Hall, also at the National.
Arsenal's calamitous first-leg defeat had required them to become the first team in Champions League history to overturn a two-goal deficit away from home and this season's Bayern Munich are not known as the accommodating type.
He was never certain what to do with the Daily Star and in 1987 made the calamitous decision to give the Sunday Sport publisher, David Sullivan, editorial and marketing control over the Star.
"Separately, the MPS remains committed to the phone hacking investigation under Operation Weeting .The picture painted by Met insiders is that a relatively junior officer took the decision to take on the Guardian without consulting his superiors, setting off a calamitous chain of events that saw the Met condemned for an attempted assault on press freedom.
In Dancing in the Dark, the latest to be translated, he documents his prolonged and calamitous attempts to dispose of his virginity during his late teenage years, a struggle sorely undermined by a chronic condition of premature ejaculation.
Confusion was always likely to be a risk and it came to a calamitous head in September in an FA Cup second qualifying round fixture against Thatcham Town.
And they will certainly not be allowed to deviate from the calamitous austerity imposed upon them.
In their paper, she and colleagues say: "Although we might still be within the midst of what will ultimately be viewed as the early phase of the current Ebola virus disease outbreak, the window of opportunity for aversion of calamitous repercussions from an initially delayed and insufficient response is diminishing rapidly.
When Billy is given the opportunity to audition for ballet school his short temper proves calamitous.
Aldershot's game at Port Vale was called off while York City lost 1-2 aTorquayay United, who are now four games unbeaten, their calamitous slide down the table since new year having been halted.
It says everything about Wigan's calamitous season that should they lose to Blackpool this weekend – and why should they not, they have just lost two home matches in a row to moderate opposition – they will be level on points with the Seasiders at the foot of the table, looking a near certainty for League One football next season.
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Calamitous functions primarily as an adjective, modifying nouns to describe something disastrous or catastrophic. Ludwig AI confirms its adjectival nature and prevalent usage in describing events with significant negative impacts. The examples show its use in contexts ranging from economics to personal experiences.
Expression frequency: Very common
