The Prime Minister's craven, pitiful reaction to the fire in west London has alienated figures in her party and even usually supportive newspapers: "Tories Tell May: You Have Ten Days", was The Sunday Times's headline.
The volatility of the situation is heightened by the fact that China's president, Xi Jinping, has yet to consolidate his power base and has alienated powerful figures in the People's Liberation Army and in the Communist party with his anti-corruption drive.
The low figure alienated creditors and negotiations toward an out-of-court restructuring foundered.
Furthermore, Péladan alienated several leading figures, including Puvis de Chavannes, by prematurely announcing their participation.
She ranks a low No. 2 in the latest Fox News poll of actual and prospective Republican candidates (behind former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts), has lost media coverage and has alienated some major figures in her own party.
But he was also a divisive figure who alienated fans, the news media and players at various points.
Mr. Sinofsky, however, was also said to be a polarizing figure who alienated many other members of Microsoft's senior leadership team.
However strongly Mr. Bolsonaro performed on Sunday, he remains an extremely divisive figure who alienated large segments of Brazil's highly diverse population during the campaign.
Bo is a highly divisive figure who alienated peers and alarmed liberals with his ruthless tactics and evident ambition, but who retains considerable popularity in his former fiefdoms of Dalian and Chongqing, and had high-level connections – one reason, it is thought, why the trial is taking place in Jinan, where he had no particular support.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki - who had come to be seen as an increasingly divisive figure who alienated the Kurds - is replaced by Haider al-Abadi.
