Yet I detect a dawning sense of the gravity of Europe's crisis — its political rather than financial peril — in the parallels being drawn between dying for Danzig in 1939 and paying for Athens in 2011.
Winter is still coming, yes, and the White Walkers crowd the back of everyone's mind, but as Season 5 opens, most of the lead characters are in psychological rather than mortal peril.
Rather than bemoan the perils of digitalization or a soft ad market, he touts the unmatched reach a traditional broadcast series like CSI can provide advertisers.
Democracy south of the Sahara may be sloppy and haphazard, but electoral contests and term limits are increasingly accepted as fixed rules, to be flouted at a would-be ruler's peril, rather than distant ideals.
But for the Obama administration, even setting up something similar to the Gibson inquiry would be fraught with political peril, rather than the cost-free bonus it is for Cameron.
The ride was many things, but scary was not one of them, so any cries of anguish probably pointed to genuine peril rather than the efficacy of the attraction.
Subsidy towards home ownership needs similar rules.Mark Scott Redhill, SurreyPirates' militant linksSIR – It is claimed that Somali pirates attack ships "for gain rather than out of ideology" ("Perils of the sea", April 18th).
As the ominous plotlines have emerged, the series has morphed into a suspense drama, with Martin and Jake on the run (Season 2 finds them in Los Angeles rather than New York) and in constant peril.
I suppose I'm much like Peter on the day of the crucifixion - ready to cling on to the known of this life rather than stand in the openness of peril that can come with being a pastor.
The notoriously onerous tax burden was slightly lighter than it seemed: in 2003 taxes claimed 32% of GDP rather than 34%.In this section The perils of "parapolitics" Bigger than thought Family viewing Reprints Related items Brazil's economy: Stirred, but not shaken upJan 25th 2007But the problem of under-investment looks more pronounced.
