But her speech came to a crescendo with an appeal for common decency amid a presidential race that, on the Republican side at least, has sorely lacked it.
But it is in danger.At the least, Mr Ahern should be sorely embarrassed.
He is one of the finest practitioners of our craft and will be sorely missed, not least as a mentor to other reporters who he has inspired over the years.
At least one of them will be sorely missed.
She is sorely missed, but at least she finished In Gratitude (Bloomsbury), her memoir about her time with Doris Lessing.
He was not a true replacement for Arthur, and certainly not for Randolph, but in a pinch he managed to give the Grizzlies at least some of the production they sorely needed.
But while employer hiring is robust, it is sorely lacking for at least one demographic of Americans.
Baron Davis, whose playmaking skills are sorely needed, is still at least two weeks from playing.
Director Rachid Bouchareb, sorely off form here, at least earns creativity points for casting Brenda Blethyn as a New Mexico parole officer.
Mr. Brown, now 67, said he has been "sorely tempted" to rebuild at least part of the house.
Airbus, by contrast, has only one customer for its rival A350 long-haul plane, and sees orders for the A380 obstinately stuck at 154.Boeing sorely needed a boost, not least to spread cheer at its civil-aircraft base in Seattle.
