"If what I have been told is true then it will be obvious to everyone that I find myself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Alexander made clear the Liberal Democrats' deep unease at the prime minister's plan when he warned of the dangers posed by those who "put anti-European ideology ahead of our national interest".
The Spaniard thought otherwise and took him deep into the third set before the world No1 rounded it out 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in a tick over two hours.
Her Sydney triumph showed the benefit of her fitness work and if she gets deep into the tournament, no one will want to see Kvitova on the other side of the net.
There is also deep concern that more than four years after Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup, the country's minister of labour has admitted that there is no set timetable to introduce even the modest reforms it promised in May 2014.
Whenever the topic of the vast – and constantly expanding – wealth gap comes up for debate, it seems as if someone is always itching for the opportunity to resurrect those words, culminating in Fitzgerald's observation that the wealthy "think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are".
The OECD was a supporter of workers in southern European countries taking a hit to their wage packets and argues that "wage adjustments have played an important role in helping the labour market weather the deep cyclical downturn, reducing job losses in the downturn and promoting employment growth in the recovery".
Comic Relief is typical of the small ideas that the BBC catalyses into programming on a scale that reaches deep into people's lives, and can make all of us think afresh about our roles and commitments.
But while locals that are savvy enough to jump ship can prosper, those wedded to the traditional pastoral life are pushed into deep poverty.
She attacked the party for refusing to say it would abolish the bedroom tax, failing to speak up for the rights of immigrants and saying benefit cuts "aren't deep enough".
It is hard not to grieve for the independent life I once had, but there is a richness that comes from enjoying the small pleasures in life and focusing on the deep love I have for my friends and family.
