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The Panthers, with only 6 passing yards and two first downs in the first half, finally showed some life in the third quarter as Clausen led the team on an 8-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 1-yard TD run by Jonathan Stewart, bringing Carolina to within 10-7.
Anemic Panthers Offense Continues, Bengals Romp 20-7September 26th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes
ANEMIC--ADJ
Robert made an anemic attempt to study and as a result failed the tests.
Lacking power or vitality; weak
Obama’s Fundraising — ‘Extremely Anemic’ September 8th, 2008 8:33 pm
Having chosen to forego public financing for all the wrong reasons, reports of the Obama campaign are that they are extremely disappointed and increasingly nervous over their fundraising levels. An unidentified finance staff member sent a sharply worded note last week to Illinois members of the Obama national finance committee, calling their recent efforts “extremely anemic.” I am guessing spending $6 million on an elaborate Greek temple wasn’t such a bright idea after all.
David Cameron dismisses 'unfounded' fears over defence cuts
PM says armed forces face difficult decisions but there is no basis for fears voiced by defence secretary Liam Fox in leaked letter
UNFOUNDED—ADJ.The government’s claim that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction were not unfounded because the military discovered many such weapons.
not based on facts; not based on realistic considerations; not established
The existence of unicorns is unfoundedbecause no one claims to ever have seen one.
Gas prices rise but gouging charges mostly unfounded, says attorney general06:05 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News
Hundreds of complaints of price gouging, many over the rising price of gasoline, are mostly unfounded, according to the state attorney general’s office.
The AG’s office has received more than 1,400 complaints but investigators found that in most cases, the high cost of gas at the pump was the result of high prices paid by the retailer for the fuel.
REDUNDANT-ADJ
The teacher’s redundancy only annoyed the students because they kept hearing it over and over.
UNNECESSARY REPETITION
Redundant Clock Is Aptly Named
succinct
SUCCINCT--ADJ
The students were given succinctinstructions: “Be quiet.”
Clearly expressed in few words
2010/09/30WHEN it comes to nicking fruit from an orchard, few can match the audacity and scale of grape thieves in Beziers, France.French police said yesterday they were hunting crooks who sneaked on to a farmer’s land under cover of darkness – and swiped his entire crop of cabernet sauvignon grapes.The thieves apparently used a wine-harvesting machine when they struck on Sunday night and then transported the 30 tons of stolen grapes in a truck.
30 tons swiped in the night
AUDACITY--NOUN
John’s audacity won him a court appearance because he went speeding past a police officer in plain view.
Daring boldness
Elusive– adj.
The elusive robbers evaded capture for six years.
Difficult to catch or understand