Every now and then you heard about someone who had made it to Paris or London, and they were regarded with awe, like the explorers of centuries ago, and also with envy, and even a little pity, because they would be truly alone and gone for good.
Even more of a pity that my clubbing nights are clearly behind me when I check into Les Bains and have to bore my head under a pillow when the thumping of the nightclub downstairs cranks up.
Lola couldn't even throw me a pity laugh.
And the most disquieting thing is the utter naturalness with which the young people utilize it, without even a trace of pity".
If they persist, you can change the smirk to a raised eyebrow as if to say "That's it?" or even a sort of pity look, like "I just can't believe you are that low".
"But it's a pity, even shame, that Modi and the B.J.P. are using his name to gain political mileage," he said.
A match between two committed baseliners was never likely to produce any great variations in play, but even so it was a pity that both players stood so steadfastly outside the court to deliver the vast majority of their strokes.
In a long time, the subject of multiplicative convexity seems to be even forgotten, which is a pity because of its richness.
Vladimir Putin, at a moment when he, too, should be stepping into the shadows, has only a sense of self-regard — even a little self-pity — and certainly no self-doubt.
Wenger would be an excellent choice, even if it would be a pity to go back to a foreign appointment so soon after re-establishing the principle of England being run by the English.
