1.   It was impossible to hide her dismay.

2.   And government officials are finding it hard to hide their dismay at the shadow that the HIV controversy has cast on the Mbeki presidency.

3.   Berdahl, a longtime affirmative action supporter, did not hide his dismay at the sharp drop in admissions numbers.

4.   Italian officials did not hide their dismay over the warning.

5.   When he brought the topic up again, the same officers could not hide their dismay at the merger.

6.   The Socialists struggled to hide their dismay.