I was to discover that every detail of a hen do is like that perfectly packed suitcase: a statement of deep sororal love for the bride.
Rather than condemning Rwanda, the US government's first reaction was to attempt to block the report's publication, although it later issued a statement of deep concern.
Gao's statement of "deep remorse", which she said she agreed to because she feared retaliations against her son, was broadcast on television without her knowledge.
But it is the issue of colonial responsibility for slavery that most divides the Europeans, with a number of states opposed to a formal apology, preferring instead, like Spain, to issue a statement of "deep regret".
The name missing from BNP Paribas's grovelling statement of "deep regret" for busting US sanctions was that of Baudouin Prot, the bank's current chairman and former long-serving chief executive.
Sands's death launched enormous reaction around the world; hundreds of thousands marched in support of the prisoners' demands, a statement of "deep regret" was issued by the U.S. government, Irish unions waged strikes, newspapers around the world condemned the "callousness" of Thatcher to allow a fellow member of parliament to die, and riots flared up on the streets of Northern Ireland.
His previous statement of "deep sorrow" had been criticised for stopping short of a full apology.
The very name is a statement of deep morality, a claim on human dignity.
Even amid its statement of deep unity, the mystical teaching may tend to ratify and even prioritize its various distinctions - and certainly the Jewish mystical tradition has played out some of our most egregious prejudices over the centuries, when it comes to good and evil, men and women, Israel and the nations.
Yet the warning implicit in the autumn statement of deeper cuts to come suggests rail's future will depend on fares climbing even higher – perhaps once a general election is done.
