Nevertheless, they were a damaging blow to John's prestige, and, equally important, they meant that John resided now almost permanently in England.
Tottenham have identified the perfect person to deputise for their occasionally injured English striker Harry Kane, and it is the almost permanently injured English striker Andy Carroll.
With Brian Cowen's party almost permanently distracted by the crisis in its own backyard that potential USP is lost for the near future.
The place seems to be almost permanently accessorised by Kate Moss.
I also had a fondness for the deeply cowardly and almost permanently bruised and battered Ben Linus, leader of The Others in Lost, before the series disappeared up its own backside.
An ardent music junkie who is almost permanently plugged into his iPod, Julian becomes mesmerized by her songs, and soon by Cait herself.
Adams spent six months working under Bassett, during which time Leicester were almost permanently stuck to the bottom of the Premier League table.
Whilst contemplating their failings, my attention lingered on two almost permanently unavailable players - Darren Anderton and Jamie Redknapp.
In summer, they live almost permanently at one of the lower colibi while Dan divides his time between the flocks, fetching supplies, milking and taking turns with the hired shepherds to do guard duty.
They include Hassan Bakar, who has not been able to escape, but has been almost permanently on the move within Syria, trying to avoid the unpredictable shifts in the frontline and sudden outbreaks of violence.
Through the 1960s and 1970s, under the leadership of strong, flexible, quick-thinking personalities such as Richie Benaud and Ian Chappell, Australia forged its modern reputation for hard, ruthless cricket where the switch was almost permanently flicked to attack.
