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If anything could be darker than the sky, it was the wall, and if anything could be gloomier than the wall it was the river beneath.

As if to make the gloomy story even gloomier , the rain began beating down on the carriage windows.

If this gloomier theory is right, the best that talking will achieve is not a breakthrough but some horse trading on the side.

Given all those trouble zones, investors will be listening for signs Bernanke has grown gloomier since the last Fed meeting.

Researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and faking happiness simply led to people feeling gloomier .

The bedroom looked, if anything, even danker and gloomier than it had on first sight.

This was even gloomier than the bank's forecast three months ago (see chart).

In a world suddenly made that little bit gloomier by the absence of a relaxing daily drink, it's a cheery message.

But the gloomier figures are a reminder, if any were needed, that the road to recovery is not a smooth one.

But consistently gloomier-than-expected economic news is strengthening the case for a larger cut.

The second, gloomier scenario, looks a lot more likely now than it did a week ago.

Such statements have done little to mask the gloomier view among marketing executives.

But persistent over-capacity sets the stage for a gloomier prognosis: bargain-priced goods, squeezed profit margins and more unemployment.

The gloomier sentiment surrounding manufacturing demand for raw materials helped depress commodity prices and related stocks.

With the mood apparently gloomier than ever, is there any reason to think the Afghan adventure may not end in failure?

It is difficult for someone to just pack up and move over from New York or London, where the market remains much gloomier.

That makes it all the more worrying that analysts have become gloomier about medium-term prospects.

In Berne the still gloomier argument can also be heard that the EU is becoming a much tougher bilateral partner.

In Italy and Spain employers have been mostly negative about job prospects since early 2008, and their outlook is getting gloomier.

The report by RSM McGladrey, the consultancy, suggests the outlook for the US economy may be even gloomier than expected.

Now, however, a much gloomier view prevails, accompanied by a wave of revisions to the figures.

Some economists have far gloomier outlooks, predicting the jobless rate will reach 11 percent, as the country slides towards recession.

But it is the second decade of Japan's banking depression that carries the gloomier message, especially for Western bank shareholders.

But there is considerable scepticism about these estimates, which run counter to other surveys painting a much gloomier picture.

For another, Mr Deaton notes that when politics is mentioned, people feel gloomier.

Gloomier analysts worry about a "double-dip" recession.

Many of the essays in "Italy Today" describe situations that tend to support Graziano's gloomier analysis.

In contrast, Mr Medvedev comes in when the economic outlook is gloomier and inflation is soaring.

A survey by Ifo, a research institute, shows companies are gloomier than ever about near-term prospects.

Some forecasts by private-sector firms are even gloomier, with several now predicting global GDP growth of no more than 1. 5% in 2009.

Now covered with dust, and untouched since the death of Osip Alexyevitch, the room was gloomier than ever.

Keith Phillips, a Fed economist based in San Antonio, has a gloomier perspective: he recently predicted that almost 300, 000 jobs will go.

In recent years India has been creating more jobs than the gloomier scenarios suggested.

But news from the housing market is getting ever gloomier.

But the gloomier forecasts tend both to overstate the importance of exports and to understate the size of the government's stimulus.

candle n. The weak candle light made the shabby house gloomier.

But the gloomier views on Wall Street may yet be proved right.

News from the euro zone and Japan is rather gloomier.

The mood gets gloomier with each round of cuts.

His gloomier alternative is that it will take another severe recession.

Like you I have become ever gloomier about our chances of avoiding the crash you predict.

Those without it are likely to have a gloomier outlook on life, and suffer more from mental health problems such as depression.

The picture is even gloomier if we look in more detail.

happiness simply led to people feeling gloomier. So, putting a brave face on your woes

Dreadful economic results in Japan suggest that things will only get gloomier