In Afghanistan, life expectancy at birth is a grim 43 years old.

But there are good reasons to think that a replay of the grim years that followed the 1979 oil crisis isn't likely.

There were hard grim years in Tharn, too many of them.

Thus an already grim year became grimmer still for the struggling 33-year-old Lendl.

During those grim years, the economy was shrinking; it is not now.

During these grim years, there were two important religious developments.

After several "grim" years, downtown is "coming alive," he added.

Perhaps, over three grim years, that will happen.

Is recovery on the way or will this be another grim year?

Mr President, in many ways it has been a rather grim year for the euro.