But apology, like anything else, declines in value if overused, becoming just a device to mitigate the consequences of incompetence.
Sulyandziga's centre works to ensure representatives of the communities themselves also have a say in discussions with authorities on how to mitigate the consequences of climate change.
So we should stop arguing over whether we want "partition" or "federalism" and start thinking about how we can mitigate the consequences of Iraq's unavoidable breakup.
Instead, Mr. Bush would do what the vast majority of Americans want — plan an orderly withdrawal while doing what he can to mitigate the consequences of the war.
Recent advances have, for example, seen them retro-fitted with an independent power source in a bid to mitigate the consequences of one necessary compromise.
Over to Lant Pritchett, an economist at Harvard's Kennedy School, who worked at the Bank for a decade: There is a massive difference between doing development work and doing charity work to mitigate the consequences of the lack of development.
Dfuse Citizens Training London-based Dfuse's mission is to create a critical mass of individuals willing and able to act - in a safe and appropriate way - to reduce the occurrence, and mitigate the consequences of, anti-social behaviour.
"Especially troubling is the lack of priority given to the development of medical countermeasures — the vaccines and medicines that would be required to mitigate the consequences of an attack".
No longer in a position to dictate peace terms to their vanquished enemies, they now had to rely on diplomats skilled in negotiation who might mitigate the consequences of military defeat, and these were drawn from the Phanariotes.
The serious debate is therefore not between victory or defeat but over how to mitigate the consequences of a disaster that has already taken place.The violence in Iraq is not distributed evenly.
The government should without delay allow parliament to harness and digest the best possible information, and take a prominent role in framing what is to be done in the country's name, and how to mitigate the consequences of leaving the EU.
