And that would not have sat well with King Abdullah, who has very gradually moved this most strict and conservative of Gulf countries along a more open road.
These difficulties do not seem to have sat well with Mr. Lax, who had guaranteed the $380,000.
The whole scene would have sat well with Kahlo, a self-declared revolutionary, or with O'Keeffe, a feminist.
One suspects that Jongen's framing demand, that his views be considered without regard for Germany's past, would not have sat well with her.
That's certainly not a sentiment that would have sat well with new Bank governor Mark Carney's predecessor, Sir Mervyn King, who was accused by some of banging the drum for the need for austerity.
Save for the haunting, country-soul-styled "Suzanne", Felice takes most lead vocals, while the duo swaddle their songs in subdued arrangements that would have sat well among the Laurel Canyon balladeers of Asylum Records: acoustic guitars, pianos, and restrained rhythms, sewn together with subtle detailing, warm harmonies, and a peaceful easy feeling.
In words that won't have sat well with the lock-em-up-and-throw-away-the-key brigade, Gove said: Prison should offer individuals a chance to change their lives for the better... Yes, they've done some terrible things.
The fact that one of America's most clever and beloved authors cleverly criticized the government couldn't have sat well with Washington's elite, but there was nothing they could do but chuckle along with their fellow Americans.
In the end though, his selection would have sat well at any major EDM festival; serrated, zipping fare by the likes of Oliver, Alvin Risk and Jack Beats giving way to a torrent of his own material as the night progressed.
Voluntary though it was, the website would not have sat well with most IRBs, who would perceive that as a violation of confidentiality.
