In eastern Indonesia each island has its own language, which is often not understood on the neighbouring islands.
The needs of women, children or other detainees with particular needs were often not understood or addressed.
Hand signals flashed to stop vehicles were often not understood, and soldiers and Marines, who without interpreters were unable to speak to the survivors, were left to wonder why.
The intention to exploit is the key factor in defining the crime, not whether the person consented to the journey, although this is often not understood by authorities coming in to contact with victims.
Re "It's a Harsh Political Climate for a Believer in Nonbelief" (Public Lives column, Sept. 16), about Ellen Johnson, president of American Atheists: What is often not understood is that obligation to pray, be it a part of an oath or expected as part of a public ceremony, is no less uncomfortable for an atheist than a prayer to Allah would be to a Christian.
What is often not understood is that the toner-based, digital print on-demand market is larger than e-books and is experiencing a growth curve that is higher than e-books.
People know that transgender people are at a higher risk of suicide, but why this risk is higher is often not understood by the public, or misused by people who wish us further harm.
The words discussed were often not understood or were misconstrued and many had inadvertent negative connotations or implications.
However, this reassurance means that the significance of a polyp, a precursor to colon cancer, is often not understood by patients.
People felt depression was often not understood causing them to hide it, and sometimes feel shame or internalise the stigma as a result: "Erm a lot of people think that you are weak and you are not a coper, erm and I think you actually do believe that a lot of the time yourself".
