Gay-rights advocates expressed confidence on Thursday that Governor Paterson's personal involvement could make a difference, despite his dismal approval ratings and struggle to advance other aspects of his agenda.
Its loss attracted little attention, however, alongside equally dismal numbers from other struggling manufacturers.
His uninhibited attitude towards artistic production contrasted sharply with that of his more traditionalist colleagues: "More legs and fewer rags," he intoned as he censored Vittorio De Sica's 1952 film Umberto D, the dismal story of a struggling pensioner.
However, the bluntness in attack that pervaded the slender wins over Georgia and Moldova last month is unlikely to be good enough against an Austria team who are still smarting from their dismal European Championship and struggling to recapture the pre-tournament form that led to many hailing them as dark horses to win that title in France.
As Prime Minister Gordon Brown struggles with dismal headlines following the local elections, we talk to him about yesterday's draft Queen's speech and the year ahead.
"Here in Charlotte, the president is going to be on defense, desperately trying to paper over the dismal record and make struggling Americans forget about their problems," Priebus said at a press conference.
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Now, educators say, even as they struggle to lift dismal high school graduation rates, they must also prepare the students for college, or some form of post-secondary school training, with the skills to succeed.
Yet companies struggling with a dismal economy presumably need advice now more than ever.
A £1.5bn bailout fund was announced by the Government yesterday to help NHS trusts struggling with the "dismal legacy" of private finance initiatives (PFIs).
