Yet look at the final score.
The final quarter of last year saw some real heavy hitters at the box office, so 2013 may yet stumble at the final hurdle, in comparative terms.
The result means Angola have yet to win at the final tournament.
Yet, at the time of final payment to the workers, around 30% of their payment is deducted on account of non-conforming products.
Yet at the end of the final episode, when the real Easy Company veterans are identified -- some are characters we have seen develop on screen, including Mr. Winters -- we are eager to know who's who, a sign of how engaging and lifelike the drama has become.
I would say for an hour and a half conversation, I spend weeks reading material and thinking about the work at hand, yet the final result is no better for that, at least in my mind.
No one yet knows the final answers, but at the end of the process, we will have a better system of corporate disclosure and financial reporting.
Albion may well be heading for the Championship – they are eight points adrift of safety with three matches remaining – yet their supporters' reaction at the final whistle suggested that they viewed the fifth point gained from three games under Moore as anything but futile.
