Finally, it tells us that — while it is understandable that the Obama team would initially take a low-key approach to defending democracy workers in Egypt — Okail is right: There is such a thing as too low-key.
Among them is Wolfgang Buechner of Germany's Der Spiegel, who writes that while it is understandable that the governments of the UK and US might not be pleased by the Guardian's revelations, it is "a tragedy that media outlets aligned with governments are now accusing the journalists uncovering these abuses of 'lethal irresponsibility'".
But even if we accept this premise, we might conclude that while it is understandable that one dog owner would be more resentful than the first, more resentment is not actually justified.
"Informal Style of Electronic Messages Is Showing Up in Schoolwork, Study Finds" (news article, April 25) : While it is understandable that writers of e-mail and text messages find it quicker to write in lowercase, I hope that this practice will not carry over to more formal business correspondence and essays.
"While it is understandable that this package will worsen our near-term budget picture, we should not enact provisions that will exacerbate our long-term deficits and debt".
While it is understandable that our attention should be focused on Calais and Dover, this is a rather small part of the issue.
While it is understandable that the church has to defend the interests of its followers, the response to the dangers of politicised Islam should not be politicised Christianity.
"While it is understandable that the courts have been asked to treat the public disturbances as an aggravating factor, this should be balanced against the key principle of criminal justice – that of proportionality".
While it is understandable that universities would not want to lose their licence to recruit international students, these intrusive attendance procedures are humiliating for students whose intentions are being questioned.
