Given the enormity of those crimes, that is understandable.
Yet symbolism was important, he said, given the enormity of Mr. Madoff's crimes.
Given the enormity of the allegations against Modi, this is frankly pathetic.
An excerpt: The dispute over the islands is a time bomb, given the enormity of the stakes involved.
But in this case, given the enormity of the nation's health insurance problem, the word feels fair enough.
That seemed like a reasonable response to some people, given the enormity of what happened on Sept. 11.
Indeed, given the enormity of the challenge, there is the strong suspicion that it might be all in vain.
"Given the enormity of this problem and the nature of this crisis, my personal reservations are less important than getting something done," he said in his address.
Given the enormity of demographic and financial challenges they must overcome, taking a systemic view of leadership is the only way to make genuine progress.
It seems odd to say that, given the enormity of this disaster and the numbers of people killed and left homeless.
It's hard, then, to imagine what the playwright James Lapine thought he was up to with "Fran's Bed," which he also directed (at Playwrights Horizons), given the enormity of his subject and the meagreness of his literary talent.
