And finally: French forces helped the rebels, but no French soldier had set so much as one boot on Gbagbo's lawn.
Mr Mandela, who had set so much store by strengthening the ANC, a small and weak organisation when he joined it, might have foreseen that.But without him the transition to majority rule would almost certainly have been a bloody shambles.
Wolmar said: "It's surprising that the government hasn't got more disciplinarian, but as they've set so much store by the 'northern powerhouse' and HS3, perhaps they don't want to treat them too harshly.
In true Coleridgean fashion, Mr Holmes appeared to anxious observers to have lost faith in his own project, perhaps to have bitten off too much, and to have set so high a standard for minute observation and philosophic flights that he could not continue.
I admire people who invent on set so much, but I've never practically had the time to.
In 15 years of travel writing, I have successfully avoided ever setting so much as a toe on a ski slope.
The Court has already signalled a special interest in the case: the Justices have allowed two hours for the oral arguments on March 1st, the first time the Roberts court has set aside so much time for a case.
Trump has elicited strong reaction from many U.S. Jews, who are divided about how to respond to a candidate who has set off so much concern about racism and xenophobia — causes Jewish leaders say are of particular alarm to their communities.
But also, in London there was so much support, whereas in Rio the athletes might not feel that support so much, so Team GB have set up a new fan club and we'll be getting behind that as well".
By contrast, Republicans have increasingly argued that the best strategy for Mr. Bush's re-election was to use this week in New York to tear down Mr. Kerry, given that voters know so much and have set opinions about their president.
