"What I think some of these terrorist group may have underestimated is that we in the west or in Russia,in this case, are perhaps not quite as soft as they might have first believed."

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

"But President Obama is starting to show that he is not quite as popular, or that he does not walk on water in the way that many people thought at the beginning of his term and his popularity has come down."

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

So,there is still hope that in the near future, George will not be quite as "lonesome" anymore.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

And even among those that quote,unquote may be hungry or poor, it's quite often viewed as 'they deserved it, they are not hard workers, it's not my problem,'".

VOA: standard.2009.09.09