Political leaders around the world have had much to say since Snowden began his revelations, but not one statement that consisted of "I regret subjecting my own people to these procedures".
The IMF suggests that as well as checking up on the safety of financial products to prevent customers being ripped off, watchdogs should look more closely at how they might affect market stability – forcing them to hold more liquid assets, and subjecting them to stress tests along the lines of those imposed on major banks, for example.
But subjecting Douglas Carswell to what was undoubtedly a frightening and upsetting experience was totally wrong, and it is difficult to see what those involved hoped to achieve.
He said: "Before you is a former military ruler and a converted democrat who is ready to operate under democratic norms and is subjecting himself to the rigours of democratic elections for the fourth time".
Likewise with the miners' strike, the idea that the police could stage a mass violation of civil liberties, subjecting tens of thousands of people to arbitrary detentions and the military occupation of their villages – most of it barely reported by the mainstream media – will seem weird to young audiences now.
This time, the damage caused by the Great Recession is subjecting most advanced economies to secular stagnation and creating major structural growth challenges for emerging markets.
He admitted subjecting Teresa to a violent assault and sensed he had killed her," said McTavish.
After the 2000 election, both Mr Fox and his opponent from the PRI were accused of violating campaign-finance laws; the only punishment has been fines against their parties.To be sure, when it comes to subjecting politicians to the letter of the law, Mexico must start somewhere.
Cross-listed firms seem to gain extra credibility by subjecting themselves to tough foreign corporate-governance requirements, as in America.
The pact talks more of improving Pemex, the state oil monopoly, than of subjecting it to competition.
Doing nothing, leaving all negotiation frozen, risks subjecting Israel to intolerable external pressure, above all from the United States.
