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The Cold War was a frightful time, but it was also a system of international security; the collapse of the Soviet Union, which brought on the end of the Cold War, also shattered that system.

The frightful premise of “The Front Room” doesn’t nearly prepare you what it delivers: laugh-out-loud punchlines, explosive flatulence and moments of such darkly humorous absurdity that would have a more natural home in a raunchy juvenile comedy.

Walker said the conditions for such a catch are frightful.

She added it was "scarcely credible such a frightful pub exists in Cymru".

Even serving as a poll worker in this part of the country can be a formidable enterprise; signing oneself up to the face of the opposition in a race already nationally known for nastiness seemed like a frightful proposition.