In fact, according to Senator John McCain of Arizona, who stoutly defends the line-item veto, Mr Clinton's use of it has been mild, even disappointing.
They don't obsess about job loss or a withering 401(k), but school-age kids have their own anxieties, such as being unpopular, flunking an exam, even disappointing you.
Even more disappointing was the action plan, perhaps the essence of the exercise.
Even more disappointing is that HP can no longer leverage its enterprise footprint.
Facebook, Inc. has been around for nearly a decade now, and not even its disappointing IPO last May will curtail development.
In a category where third-party distribution is not going away anytime soon, the missed opportunity online to drive customers to offline retail is even more disappointing.
After dumping Howland following a lopsided NCAA tournament loss last week to Minnesota, the Bruins picked a replacement whose team had suffered an even more disappointing defeat.
Even more disappointing is that the company has not done well recently in terms of profitability, an area which saw its gross margins decline by 13 basis points.
But, along the way, even including disappointing wells that held no meaningful hydrocarbons, there has been a complete redefinition of the geology of the Shallow Water Ultra Deep play.
"It is even more disappointing that for the third year in a row, the rise in complaints has been heavily influenced by individual water companies introducing new billing systems that have gone wrong, " she added.
So far, the shows have failed to find their footing, delivering disappointing ratings even by the new network's lower expectations.
He likes this Indonesian provider of fixed-line, mobile and data communications even though it delivered disappointing results in its first quarter.
"Any time you get off to a slow start is disappointing, even more so in a shortened season, " center and captain Jason Pominville said.
For them, this is surely disappointing news, even as many expressed hesitation about competing on Sunday.
"It's very disappointing and frustrating, even if it was a great week, " said Federer.
And even if private equity returns are disappointing in the long term, just placing the buyout bet lends a boost to earnings in the here and now.
And even if private-equity returns are disappointing in the long term, just placing the buyout bet lends a boost to earnings in the here and now.
But some of those stocks, including big-cap market leaders that faltered because of disappointing quarterly results, have become even more undervalued as a result.
It is disappointing that a cloture vote is even necessary for someone as clearly well-qualified as Ms. Halligan, who has bipartisan support from lawyers and law enforcement.
"This protracted legal challenge is not in the best interests of St Albans and whilst this news is disappointing I am still hopeful that even after this amount of time the correct decision will be made, " she said.
Even for those of us not hacked, a disappointing company response looks bad.
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Many are uncomfortable disclosing the details of their finances in the first place, even more so when they're worried about disappointing their children.
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That buoyancy was short-lived, and the latest figures show a weak manufacturing sector, low business confidence and investment, disappointing retail sales, rising unemployment and even some decline in consumer confidence.
This time last year, he was sorely underestimated: his stock had fallen thanks to a disappointing run for the presidency, and even keeping his Senate seat had proved something of a fight.
American Paul Goydos stood alone in third on eight under after matching Axley's round-of-the-day 63, while Swede Jesper Parnevik survived the cut by one shot after a disappointing round of 71 left him on even par.
Rubicon Technology shares are trading sharply lower in late trading Wednesday after the provider of sapphire substrates used by LED and chip makers reported disappointing fourth quarter results - and provided even more alarming guidance for the first quarter.
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The last couple of months have seen more than disappointing jobs reports, weak retail sales, and even fragility overseas.
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But even when basic rules are followed, the results are often disappointing.
Even as some venture-capital firms have become skittish after the disappointing initial public offerings of Facebook, Groupon Inc.
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