He caused great offence by not turning up.
Here Mr Ryan has given offence by the frequency of his sins rather than their gravity.
Mr Kato caused further offence by getting an unexpectedly large number of votes.
In November he caused offence by failing to attend the inauguration of the Copts' new pope.
Richard Horwell QC, prosecuting, said Shah caused deadly offence by suggesting that success had changed Mahorn.
Sarkozy had caused the Chinese deep offence by meeting the Tibetan leader in Poland last December.
GPs: don't be afraid to cause offence by asking that gentle question and intervening.
It was not long before the LFB apologised: Sorry if we caused any offence by using the term hipsters.
If Malky has caused any offence by these two isolated matters he would, however, wish to sincerely apologise.
But then she compounded the perceived offence by complaining that her country had turned its back on her.
"You don't need to tell judges that murder is a serious offence by setting minimum terms," he said.
