Wharton's own marriage was, as it turned out, as unsatisfactory as that of Freddie and Minnie.
And, as unsatisfactory as it may seem, that it should it stay that way was only proper.
Their body language was as unsatisfactory as their passing and, on this evidence, it is not easy to see how Martínez saves himself.
It was about as unsatisfactory as a $10m horse race can be, but it did at least leave California Chrome's connections with some unfinished business.
And while Marx imagines a liberating crisis at the end of history, Weber pictures a future that is apt to be as unsatisfactory as the present.
A strait-laced purely retributive theory of punishment is as unsatisfactory as a purely consequentialist theory with its counter-intuitive conclusions (especially as regards punishing the innocent).
But Judge Korman rejected that as unsatisfactory.
Mr. Reid and Democratic leaders rejected that compromise as unsatisfactory.
It's as simple as FPTP, and just as unsatisfactory if you're hot for electoral reform.
There are some elements of your holiday you cannot claim for, such as unsatisfactory accommodation.
Consequently there are serious omissions in his narrative, as well as unsatisfactory summaries.
