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Today, they are unavoidable (see article).Delphi's plight has turned the spotlight on General Motors, its former parent, which guaranteed some of Delphi's pledges to retirees when it spun off the parts-maker in 1999.

There he is visited by his loyal servant Flavius, by the churlish philosopher Apemantus, and by two mistresses of the general Alcibiades, all of whom sympathize to some degree with Timon's plight, but to no avail; Timon has turned his back on ungrateful humankind.

Clinton, 68, appeared in good health on a visit to her campaign plane's press cabin while flying to Greensboro, North Carolina, for a rally where she sought to refocus her campaign on the plight of the working class - which has turned out to be a potent theme for Trump.

Hamas has turned a deaf ear to the Gazans' plight, refusing to negotiate peace or accept Israel's right to exist.

Stephen Poliakoff has turned his hand from drama to documentary to team up with WWF and Odeon Cinemas to highlight the plight of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cooke's plight has become all too common.

A bit of chagrin about having turned their plight into partisan nonsense would be encouraging.

He makes no mention of his undoubted contempt for George Clooney, the hunger-striking Mia Farrow or the other American stars who have turned the plight of Darfur into a cause célèbre; but then, the most notorious foreigner in this part of Sudan is not from Hollywood.

I thought, 'Let's do a picture about the plight of the victim.'" Wayne had turned the film down, as had Steve McQueen, Robert Mitchum and various others.

There was a public and political outcry from those who had sympathised with the plight of Cathy, associating her story with the faceless mass of homeless that the country had turned a blind eye to.

Ms Clinton's plight has many of her fans anguished.