From one angle, it is one more sign of a dismaying trend toward exhibitions dominated by a historical or cultural theme, the more sensational the better.
The Talmud is silent on the question of mezuzah design, and, to Pennoyer's dismay, contemporary venders seemed inclined toward kitsch.
Mr. Rowoldt, while seeing the moviemaking kit as reflecting Lego's original goal of promoting imagination, expressed dismay at Lego's trend toward action figures.
After we moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn Heights, a few blocks from the museum, I became adept -- much to my wife's dismay -- at steering unsuspecting visitors toward the exhibition.
She must have noticed my dismay, because suddenly she veered left toward a smaller group of mostly male twentysomethings from Brooklyn.
Early in July, Wayne Carnall, the chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission's corporate finance division, expressed his dismay at the apparent apathy of American corporations toward the proposal to adopt international accounting standards.
Dr. Gelernter expressed dismay at what he called his colleagues' "defeatist" attitude toward current technology.
She went alone into the desert toward the cliffs and much to her dismay, ran into Jaraffe when she got there.
As he rode toward the setting sun, he realized with dismay that he was riding with his back to Jerusalem, farther away from the place of the crucifixion and death of Christ.
Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch said the new interrogation policy represented a significant step toward more humane treatment, though he expressed dismay that administration officials failed to impose stricter limits on rendition.
