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In the southern part of Rome stands the rather forlorn EUR complex of obsolescent modern buildings.
That, as we all know, is a forlorn hope (to abuse a Dutch cliché): those who “know” that when two or more people or things are the subject of a verb you have to use were , not was , regardless of the context, are like those who “know” (like the people at Elizabeth Arden) that millennium is spelled with one n, who “know” that it is Parmagiana , not Parmigiana (like the people at Burger King), and who have no doubt that baking soda, baking powder, washing soda, and ice-cream soda are all the same thing.
Similarly, Mexico's output--two-thirds of which will be exported--is expected to rise 10 percent a year for the next three years, while even the Japanese, whose car companies are among the only bright spots in a forlorn economy, are adding to capacity.
Since time immemorial this forlorn place has stirred the imagination.
The beach of Caniçal now looks rather forlorn, with rotting hulks and flotsam and jetsam testifying to better days.