Opposition politicians have chimed in, as have erstwhile fans.
In some cases the authorities could buy it outright and let it back to its erstwhile owner, turning it into de facto social housing.The modest funding for this scheme means that it will not be revolutionary.
Certainly Stratou gives the coded impression that her husband was let down or betrayed by his erstwhile colleagues.
Omitting the Arsenal midfielder Alex Song from the starting line-up and refusing to bring him on even when Cameroon were trailing, has been interpreted as a counterproductive rebuke to an erstwhile stalwart who has let it be known that he believes his uncle, Rigobert, should play more regularly.
But let's pause to recognize that our three erstwhile heroes are rather successful, ambitious and undaunted, though they acknowledge that the slope of the mountainside makes for a very steep climb in this case.
Still half asleep, suffused with a residual buzz from mescal sipped on the erstwhile contessa's veranda the night before, I let myself out through an old wooden gate and took the street called María Luisa Martínez (after a local heroine of the revolt against the Spaniards) to its end, then clambered down a path to the lake.
So, while I hold no candle for mean-spirited comedy (I criticised my erstwhile hero Doug Stanhope for just that in September), let's not encourage a soft-hearted approach when we need the art form to be as passionate and honest as ever.
Let's call it the Orange Zone, in honor of the erstwhile terrorism color index.
Although a handful of donors were invited to the premiere state dinner Tuesday night — as well as erstwhile allies Craig and Hillary — many donors and passionate supporters are let down by Obama's detachment, puzzled at his failure to make them feel invested when he's certain to come back to tap their well soon enough.
We began this baseball year, let's not forget, with a teary, televised confession of the obvious: that Mark McGwire, erstwhile batting-practice Hercules, had used performance-enhancing drugs in his playing days.
