It helped save the Libyan people from massacre at the hands of a dictator, but without taking the brunt of the military or financial burden.
But veterans of past budget wars say that discretionary spending for domestic programs, which make up just 15 percent of the federal budget, cannot continue to bear the brunt without significant implications for government services.
As the pioneer of photo-sculpture, Gwon brings the bling to sculpture without the heavy brunt of the bill.
It was Mansfield, one of those producers without portfolio, who caught the brunt of Susann's rages.
And Wal-Mart's competitors have to strive for Wal-Mart's efficiency without making workers bear the brunt.
During Machiavelli's youth, his father seems to have gained him entrée to the scholarly circles around the widely beloved Lorenzo de Medicii, who had managed to rule Florence for decades without the Florentines' feeling the brunt or shame of being ruled.
Where the new report stands out is in showing how options that would have reduced the risk, like thorough cement testing, were systematically forgone in favour of cheaper alternatives without due consideration.BP bears the brunt of the report's stinging criticism, but not all of it.
William and Kate were granted some privacy during their time as students, but after graduating, that period of calm ended - and Catherine, without any security, bore the brunt.
"Many are middle managers who got stuck this recession with the brunt of responsibility without the perks," says John Gibbons, one of the authors of the report.
But she can give as good as she gets, and it becomes clear that absorbing the brunt of his fury without cracking is part of her demanding job.
