"Jersey Airport would like to apologise for the inconvenience this disruption has caused and would like to thank airport users for their patience and understanding, " he added.

BBC: Landing gear collapse at Jersey Airport

We thank passengers for their understanding and patience whilst these essential improvement works are being delivered.

BBC: London

We'll recover from this recession, but it will take time, it will take patience, and it will take an understanding that, when we all work together, when each of us looks beyond our own short-term interest to the wider set of obligations we have towards each other, that's when we succeed, that's when we prosper, and that's what is needed right now.

CNN: Transcript: Obama says there are no quick fixes

Patience and composure will be the test of the home front, along with the understanding that every achievement is limited to the immediate future.

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