It saw the most grievous one-day massacre in America since the civil war.
Yes, there will be mistakes, perhaps grievous ones, made out of overconfidence or inexperience or inattention.
The Fed makes mistakes, sometimes grievous ones; nonetheless, we all sleep better knowing that Alan Greenspan has the power and resources to help fight whatever crises may arise.
In 1963, the Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram famously showed that average people were capable of inflicting grievous harm on one another — in this case, administering what they believed were powerful electric shocks — if they thought they were following the orders of a superior.
"Dear Sir, I have committed the most grievous sin," one letter in the Athenian Mercury begins, before going into all kinds of mournful and lexically florid detail about what turn out to be wet dreams.
The accusations of pedophilia and endangerment of children are some of the most grievous charges one can possibly make against another, and as such the burden of proof must be exceptionally high.
Chua was also found guilty of 22 counts of attempted grievous bodily harm, one count of grievous bodily harm, seven attempts of administering poison and one count of administering poison.
Chua was also found guilty of 22 counts of attempted grievous bodily harm, one count of grievous bodily harm, seven of attempting to administer poison and one of administering poison.
It is a common-sense wish list, but it has one grievous flaw, which is that it is almost certain not to happen.
I don't recall the precise source of it, but I know it led me to want to call someone out for what I felt was a grievous offense of one sort or another.
