Sex is almost always damaging and disastrous – to the extent that the businesslike relationship between Mark and Marie-Léonie seems almost normal, until you consider that in the 13 years she has been his mistress she has never known "what his Office was nor where his chambers, nor even his surname".
We did not realise until after the match the extent of the disastrous events taking place in stadium and in certain areas of Paris.
Unrepentant short sellers say they're being blamed for simply telling the truth about the extent of the disastrous lending and investing decisions that banks and brokerages made in recent years -- just as they helped to expose Enron, WorldCom Inc. and other frauds this decade.
Aside from the business angle, Phil also thinks that historical sympathy and naivety over the extent of Vietnam's "disastrous" human rights record played a part in their election.
Mr Douthat sees his point, to some extent:When I look at the disastrous period from 2003 till 2006, I see a series of tragedies for which Americans, and in particular the American elite, bear a collective responsibility.
Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase has recorded nearly $6 billion in losses on derivatives trades, saying that its traders may have intentionally tried to obscure the full extent of the losses on the disastrous bet.
Although it had long been assumed that Israel had a nuclear capability, the publication of inside information about its extent was seen in Jerusalem as a disastrous breach of basic security.
To what extent is Andrew the agent of his disastrous circumstances, and what does it mean that they don't affect him much?
Besides, since tax havens exist to protect property rights to the fullest extent possible, the impact on more fundamental rights is disastrous.
To the extent that California's crisis results from a uniquely disastrous set of miscalculations, it is unlikely to be repeated elsewhere.
