Beyond Revolutionary Disillusion

The picnic was a disappointment.

Definitely, it would be a major disappointment.

This year s celebration will be a disappointment.

The marriage was an overall disappointment.

Perhaps this is why they so often end in disappointment.

This much we know terrorism is fueled by anger and frustration.

Fatigued by the helpless frustration of being held hostage in this country.

But their world remains self enclosed.

From Acapulco, Mexico, Diana Soto shared her despair regarding Mexico's result

The other disappointment has been the government s failure to get the US to move its Marine airbase out of Okinawa.

I can't tell you what a disappointment it was that Tom didn't win the race.

The last G 20 meeting in Canada was a disappointment on the first front.

MOSCOW The greatest disappointment of the postcommunist era has been the failure of the West particularly Europe to build a successful relationship with Russia.

Frustrated by a lack of recognition, popular disgust in Taiwan with terms like China and Chinese is rising. So is support for distinct countries on each side of the Taiwan Strait.

Frustrated by a lack of recognition, popular disgust in Taiwan with terms like China and Chinese is rising.

MOSCOW 45 45 The greatest disappointment of the postcommunist era has been the failure of the West particularly Europe to build a successful relationship with Russia.

While Obama s first term could not be called a foreign policy disappointment, his achievements although not trivial have been limited.

As observers like Joshua Kurlantzick have pointed out, a global shift away from representative government, driven by increasingly disillusioned middle classes, is underway.

From Bahrain, Mohammed Ashor ( MohmdAshoor) tweeted with a disappointed tone about the way the regime of his country is dealing with the opposition.

Ukraine, with which I have been engaged since its independence, has been a great frustration to me.

So, for Hamas as well as for America, the West, and Israel, it is futile to look back in anger and frustration.

If the West strays from that primary goal, the enterprise is likely to end in tears, like so many others in the Middle East.

Moldova s anniversary debates have flooded the national blogosphere overall, critical and disillusioned attitudes outweigh the enthusiasm.

This was a major disappointment for Germany, particularly as it could no longer count on France, its main ally in Europe.

At the first sight, the relatively modest number of protesters may seem a bit disappointing compared to many thousands of protesters that took to the streets in February.

An exasperated Rifai, the conglomerate president, shared his frustrations too. Sometimes I have to leave work and go to my house just to send an email.

This was the bedrock of his hope for reconciliation between Jew and Arab. That this Arab renaissance to use the phrase of the great Palestinian scholar George Antonius did not take place may have been Eban's greatest disappointment.

I found out that they had a very hard time dealing with frustration and difficulties not because they were physically unfit.

That this Arab renaissance to use the phrase of the great Palestinian scholar George Antonius did not take place may have been Eban's greatest disappointment.

France s opposition to Syria s presence in Lebanon was at least partly a reflection of disenchantment with Assad s reformist ambitions, and the European Union has expressed similar reservations.

Then there is Mexico, which will hold only its fourth democratic election in its history in a context of rampant organized crime, appalling violence, and rising skepticism about President Felipe Calderón s war on drugs. With three contending parties, a terrible electoral law, no run off, and condiderable frustration with 12 years of center right, often ineffective governments, the outcome is highly uncertain.

With three contending parties, a terrible electoral law, no run off, and condiderable frustration with 12 years of center right, often ineffective governments, the outcome is highly uncertain.

The Israeli Palestinian conflict is in one of its worst phases in decades, with the renewed frustration unleashed by the massive loss of civilian life in Gaza likely to encourage extreme reactions.

But Varenka, lonely, without relatives or friends, with her sad disillusionment, wishing for nothing and regretting nothing, personified that perfection of which Kitty only allowed herself to dream.

2. Notes with disappointment the insufficient progress made with regard to the representation of women in the organizations of the United Nations common system, and in particular their significant underrepresentation at senior levels

More broadly, the fact that the anti secession law was introduced at all comes as a major disappointment to those who had been impressed by the apparent sophistication and skillfulness of recent Chinese diplomacy.

Most importantly, China s call for the introduction of a new reserve currency stems from its frustration with the failure of major governments whether in the US or Europe to govern their economic affairs with realism and good sense.

But it proved to be a great disappointment in terms of foreign investment inflows and economic growth, which has averaged 2.6 per year over the last two decades slower than Peru, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay.

Not at all dismayed by the disappointment he caused by appearing instead of the old Prince, Veslovsky gaily greeted Levin, reminding him that they had met before, and lifting Grisha he caught him up into the vehicle over the pointer Oblonsky had brought with him.