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Meanings of rather discouraging in English

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Usage of rather discouraging in English
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At the close of the first year, the results were rather discouraging.
From the Bottom Up: The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
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I threw myself into the business with enthusiasm, but with rather discouraging results.
The Rise of David Levinsky
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This was rather discouraging, but, nothing daunted, she bought, borrowed, and read on.
Beulah
4
Hunting a job in an unknown language is rather discouraging.
The House of the Misty Star / A Romance of Youth and Hope and Lo...
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This, it must be confessed, was a rather discouraging case.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
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At this juncture the senatorial outlook was rather discouraging.
The Twin Hells / A Thrilling Narrative of Life in the Kansas and...
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Then he sold such of his wares as the colonel wanted, rather discouraging than inviting purchase.
A Chance Acquaintance
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It was looking rather discouraging, and began to fear that he would have to be shot.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land
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That, on the whole, had been rather discouraging.
Lonesome Land
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This was rather discouraging information for persons as hungry as ourselves, but we had no remedy.
Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
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However, it is only one of those set-backs which all reforms must have-temporary ,butrather discouraging.
Authors and Friends
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The prospect seemed rather discouraging, and the trader said, Come now, suppose you buy Zeke yourself?
Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
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The climb was rather discouraging, until Whopper let out a soft cry, and then motioned for silence.
Guns and Snowshoes; Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters
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This was rather discouraging for a commencement.
Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor
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A rather discouraging thought for your race.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
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Ed made several attempts which, although better than those of his predecessors, were rather discouraging to the exacting coach.
The Light of the Western Stars
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