Lindenmayer said that while the plan had some worthy elements, it would not do enough to ensure the possum did not become extinct within 20 years.
But alongside these worthy elements of his resume, it is also reported that he was arrested twice on firearms offences, in 2004, before he signed up to the navy, and in 2010.
Elena Mauli Shapiro's début novel, "13, Rue Thérèse," combines all these gush-worthy elements.
That said, there's no reason why some of the more cringe-worthy elements of the lore couldn't have been retconned into less-wincingly woeful forms.
As a journalist dedicated to reporting on animal issues, nearly all of them are brimming with news-worthy elements: poverty, climate change, land-ownership issues, gender imbalance, rural plight, global trade, corruption, and blatant abuse of power.
An alliance is a crucial element in convincing creditors that Swiss is a worthy debtor.
That Sarah Palin, assorted Tea Party elements, and two-thirds of Republicans deem impeachment of the President a worthy undertaking only underscores the point.
A worthy objective, surely.
