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doldrums
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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doldrums the condition of a ship making no headway; a region of calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds near the Equator; in figurative usage, a state or period of little activity or progress in affairs. The word is recorded (as
doldrum ‘dull, sluggish person’) from the late 18th century, and may come from
dull, on the pattern of
tantrums.
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Wild Cup finish: Summer Doldrums edges Strike a Deal to win the Colonial Turf Cup and possibly set up a Virginia Derby meeting.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA); 6/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...is needed. Strike a Deal and Summer Doldrums, a pair of Kentucky-bred colts, fortunately...Round 3 of the Strike a Deal-Summer Doldrums rivalry, it will take something special...their first two blockbuster hits. Summer Doldrums beat Strike a Deal on Saturday by a head...
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It's Summer time in Round 2: Summer Doldrums edges out Strike a Deal to win the Colonial Turf Cup and possibly set up a third meeting in next month's Virginia Derby.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA); 6/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...is needed. Strike a Deal and Summer Doldrums, a pair of Kentucky-bred colts, fortunately...Round 3 of the Strike a Deal-Summer Doldrums rivalry, it will take something special...their first two blockbuster hits. Summer Doldrums beat Strike a Deal on Saturday by a head...
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Summer Doldrums Shakes Spring Funk and Wins the Colonial Turf Cup
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/22/2008; ; 656 words
; ...this past winter when his colt Summer Doldrums won the Whirlaway Stakes at Aqueduct...Churchill Downs. Unsure where Summer Doldrums belonged, Violette took a chance on...performance, Violette shipped Summer Doldrums to Colonial Downs for the Grade III...
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Summer Doldrums Takes First Step in Grand Slam
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/17/2007; ; 653 words
; ...this past winter when his colt Summer Doldrums won the Whirlaway Stakes at Aqueduct...Churchill Downs. Unsure where Summer Doldrums belonged, Violette took a chance on...performance, Violette shipped Summer Doldrums to Colonial Downs for the Grade III...
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Lack of doldrums will bring Whitbread yachts to Florida early
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/24/1998; ; 577 words
; ...biggest challenge would be getting past the doldrums _ an area near the equator known for...their sails. ``They ran through the doldrums with wind,'' said Ralph Marrinson...Whitbread Race America Inc. ``The doldrums didn't do what they were supposed to...
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MacArthur in the doldrums, but victory beckons
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/30/2001; ; 700+ words
; SHE MAY have been deep in the doldrums but the British sailing prodigy Ellen...zone of the Atlantic known as the doldrums, where she was waiting to catch...bang slap in the middle of the doldrums." The Briton's position - vying...
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Fear keeps workers in the doldrums.(Business)(Business books)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...Jim Pawlak Escape the Mid-Career Doldrums by Marcia Worthing and Charles Buck...do things must change. To escape the doldrums some will need to do things differently...it's mandatory. Most caught in the doldrums believe that many years of experience...
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Sailing prodigy in the doldrums, but glory beckons
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/30/2001; ; 700+ words
; SHE MAY have been deep in the doldrums but the British sailing prodigy Ellen...zone of the Atlantic known as the doldrums, where she was waiting to catch...bang slap in the middle of the doldrums." The Briton's position - vying...
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Malveaux At Large: August Doldrums, September Urgency
Newspaper article from: Sun Reporter, The; 8/16/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...16-2001 Malveaux At Large: August Doldrums, September Urgency Summertime, and...convenes again in September, when August doldrums become September urgencies. There will...to be affected by the nations August doldrums most of the time. To be sure, we can...
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Racing through the doldrums They are in the Doldrums.
Newspaper article from: Grimsby Telegraph; 10/11/2007; 432 words
; They are in the Doldrums. The crew of the Hull And Humber Clipper...Telegraph: "So it seems we are in the Doldrums, although the sailing has been so lively...actually moving seem like a bonus. "The Doldrums are a bit of a milestone for us, because...
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doldrums
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
doldrums, the belt of low pressure that extends...the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The doldrums were notorious in the days of sail, because...thunderstorms and heavy rain. Being in the doldrums has now become synonymous with being listless...
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trade winds
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...pressure in these belts forces air to move toward a belt of low air pressure along the equator called the doldrums . The air converging at the doldrums rises high over the earth, recirculates poleward, and sinks back toward the earth's surface in...
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Pubco Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...the decade; even an injection of capital via a 1979 initial public offering couldn ’ t lift the company out of its doldrums. Back-to-back dips into the red ink in 1981 and 1982 forced Pubco to seek bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Early...
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Western Gas Resources, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...abandoned the natural-gas gathering and processing business. At the same time, with prices for fossil-fuel products in the doldrums, oil companies shrank their domestic operations, including gas gathering and processing, as they shifted their spending...
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Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st earl of Oxford and Asquith
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...experience as home secretary which placed him in line for the premiership. Subsequently, however, Asquith's career entered the doldrums for a time. In 1898 he declined the chance to lead the Liberals in the Commons, largely for financial reasons. Worse, Asquith...
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