Disgraced as LTCB is, the sensitive souls in the Japanese government seem unable to countenance such a brutal fate for it.
In sleek dark suit and tie, Mr. MacAninch plays Pentheus as an officious chief executive unable to countenance even an ounce of insubordination, his angular face snarling into knots as he mocks the effeminate creature instigating all this unrest.
It is indeed true that McKenzie's past hasn't all been smooth, although some people are unable to countenance the possibility that the life of a footballer on 15 grand a week can be anything but.
In the book she explains: "Having spent a lifetime working for children, I was unable to countenance being held responsible for the murder of a child.
Unable to look any longer at Marcia brandishing the plastic bag, Keisha Blake threw herself face down on the bed to commence fake crying but, in the middle of this procedure, found herself locked in a genuine struggle, unable to countenance blaming either her sister or Leah, but equally unable to imagine the second option — her father being informed — with which she was now being presented.
He was instructed to state that, in the opinion of his Government, the fifth clause in the Note, relating to the closure of communication in Tibet, via India, is an unfriendly act, which China would be unable to countenance.
The usual dog walkers and running groups pass by, mostly oblivious to the slum in their midst, unable to countenance that it could exist in this wealthy borough of one of the richest cities on Earth.
But the US official who breaks the news that they are no longer considered to be top al-Qaeda terrorists seems unable to countenance the idea that the tortures inflicted by his colleagues might have been to blame for this fiasco.
In addition, some people are unable to countenance the possibility that life moves on and people heal and improve.
