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For example, Dean's in the doldrums for most of every winter. This expression alludes to the maritime doldrums, a belt of calms and light winds north of the equator in which sailing ships were often becalmed. [Early 1800s] Also see down in the dumps.
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SURVIVAL IN THE DOLDRUMS. By Leila J. Rupp and Verta Taylor. New .... The authors' primary aim is to describe and explain the organizational ...
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vival in the Doldrums makes an important, double contribution. Sub- ... This helps to explain the unwillingness and the inabil- ...
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You've probably read reviews of recent independent films where reviewers throw around the term “poetic” to explain those doldrums of contemplative sighs and shots of the landscape. What do they mean? Too often, the term “poetic” is used to cover up for an insufficiency of detail in description of analysis.
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The numbers help explain organized labor’s move. In 2001, the National Labor Relations Board supervised nearly 2,700 representation elections at work sites around the country. ... Perhaps its own tactics, such as assaulting the right to a secret ballot, help explain its doldrums.
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Explain the causes of winds on the Earth. ... Describe the doldrums. ... The area near the equator where these winds die out is referred to as the doldrums.
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Bipolar Disorder Treatment Emerges from the Doldrums After 50 years of dependence on the traditional lithium, ... This suggests that altered gene expression might be therapeutically important and differential effects on transcription factors could explain the variations in therapeutic efficacy between the drugs.
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This helps explain the dilution of yields, even while capacity is being reduced. Ideally the carrier would have at least 10% less seats in the market right now – and a heavily disproportionate amount of those would be business and first class seating.
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I'm not sure why I would think such a thing, but it's the only thing I can think of that would explain the post-race blues. Maybe it's because Mr. Darcy has a deadline and I haven't really seen him since before my race and life seems to have returned to complete "normalacy"... ... Summer Doldrums...
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