Similarly, don't say "at least it's not as bad as it could be".[1] This can be interpreted both as a dismissal of the person's problems, and as a reminder of additional problems in the person's life.
This experiment in training and appointing should hopefully provide a long-term reminder of the problems of sharp implementation of new ideas without proper consultation.
The list of proposed measures was a vivid reminder of the problems of doing business across borders in the 27-nation European Union, which has almost 500 million consumers.
It was a deadline-breaking record that served as a reminder of the problems that have paralyzed California government as it struggles through one of the grimmest fiscal crises in its history.
That the vulnerabilities in the nation's capital were well known is a jarring reminder of the problems that transit agencies across the nation face trying to keep their aging systems in a state of good repair.
But the blasts set off a panic, with ambulances and crowds going to the scene, and they served as a reminder of the problems that many analysts believe could make Pakistan one of the toughest foreign policy challenges for Mr. Biden and President-elect Barack Obama.
Facebook's announcement that it would tighten its policies on hate speech posts in response to complaints from users about misogynistic posts, including pictures of women being beaten and messages promoting violence against women, was the most recent reminder of the problems posed by online hate speech.
For example, items about health service use and seeking help from health professionals were more suited to those with a current diagnosis and were an unwelcome reminder of potential problems they may encounter.
The problem faced in cases like Garner v Burr is an especially vivid reminder of a problem that philosophers of language have long been more or less aware of (see Aristotle's discussion of the notion of 'friendship' in Eudemian Ethics VII, 2, 1236a 33).
We all received a vivid reminder of this problem a couple of months ago in Paris.
