It's sad and unfair and jarring -- good intentions, good faith and inconsolable loss -- that's a formula we find particularly frightening when in the throes of dealing day in and day out with the juxtaposition between freighted responsibility and the reality of vulnerability that raising a family brings.
They said it was not their intention to be unfair.
But then, we all know that life is unfair and I have no intention of setting off an inflammatory debate on the meaning of taste, merit, literary expertise, and the philosophical underpinnings of the concept of "best".
Asafa Powell has described his 18-month doping ban as "unfair and unjust" and confirmed his intention to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport.
"We still believe the decision to deduct three points for fielding a player as a result of an honest human error, where there was no intention to gain an unfair advantage, was disproportionate.
I've gone on the record with my belief that China's illegal and unfair trade practices have the direct intention of hollowing out our manufacturing base and our record unemployment.
Those responsible for these misrepresentations had the best of intentions, but they contributed to unfair stereotypes of a rural group of people who already felt ostracized from the "Great Society".
But state Republican leaders say Mr. Bernstein's intention is to gain an unfair advantage over his opponent, Representative John Ensign.
"It's obviously unfair for the west to question China's intentions in its reclamation projects.
Those responsible, had the best of intentions, but ultimately they contributed to unfair stereotypes of a rural group of people who already felt ostracised from the American Dream.
