But in this troubled week many people will remember with warmth Dunne's worthy, poised and highly impressive reaction to adversity at City and in Paris with Republic of Ireland.
He has consistently handled the enormous pressures of playing in New York with grace and dignity while others have wilted at the first signs of adversity.
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Others who experience early adversity seem to stop responding to stress at all, posting little or no physiological reaction.
Hillary Clinton is likely to be the next Democratic presidential nominee because she is the best-known active Democratic politician, because she has repeatedly triumphed over adversity, because she has made herself well-liked at a time that politicians are typically viewed with contempt.
To their credit, Quins responded superbly to the adversity, their makeshift scrum competing well and Nick Evans directing matters at fly-half.
So the first thing to say regarding how to protect children at increased genetic risk for bipolar disorder is that they should be shielded from environmental adversity.
Children with poor nutrition at age 3 are more aggressive and antisocial in the teenage years after controlling for a host of social adversity factors.
"She laughs at the time to come": such laughter reflects an attitude of confident hope in the face of adversity and the unpredictable challenges of life.
Perhaps it's a case of unity in adversity to some extent too - previous Lib Dem groups had the luxury of being in opposition at Westminster up until the May 2010 coalition deal.
He explained that "whereas you might get frustrated when the waitress at the counter gives you the wrong coffee, " after a recent trek he was so inured to adversity that he spent a couple of hours outdoors without even noticing it was pouring.
Villa's sorry 3-0 defeat at Houllier's former club Liverpool had raised questions, but the French boss felt his players responded well to adversity.
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