Either outcome would be deeply unpleasant; that may be Mr Geithner's most potent weapon.
It's so utterly awful, so calculatedly, fiendishly unpleasant, that – as with Fifa or the Daily Mail – a little part of you wants to salute its audacity.
Aggressive and often shrieking, Ms. Robison, best known as a flutist, was responsive to the words but also brought to mind the unfair stereotypes of "Pierrot Lunaire" — harsh, unpleasant — that have dogged it over the last century.
Mr Murdoch agreed that, say, having investigators spy on lawyers acting for litigants should not happen a recent revelation but, however unpleasant, that is not the point at issue.In a lengthy session, we wandered down several such byways.
If you cannot think of a reason why you want yourself to be mature, or think of something unpleasant that will happen if you don't, it's extremely hard to stay motivated.
The leftwing party Syriza is no anomaly; it is telling the financial and political truth in the runup to Sunday's elections, however unpleasant that may be to politicians in Berlin and Brussels.
However unpleasant that may seem, no one this development season is as off-putting as central character of "Golden Boy," produced by Greg Berlanti ("Everwood," "Brothers & Sisters").
Elder Mckinley schools them on the importance of not questioning faith in their mission and dealing with anything unpleasant that doesn't fit into the Mormon way.
Even if you find attentive listening difficult and, in certain situations, boring or unpleasant, that doesn't mean you can't do it.
Bob as a character is also so irredeemingly unpleasant that his company can be hard work.
And their side effects can be so unpleasant that many people refuse to take them.
