But never mind: another round of apologies, and Middle America's churchgoing fans will settle back in front of the tube, ready to be shocked by the next scuffle.
"The thing that people want to do is settle back in, so one of the first things they do is try to clean up, " says Dr. Joe Guarisco, systems chief of emergency services at Ochsner Health System, which operates in the New Orleans area.
And our challenge right now is not just to settle for getting back to where we were in 2008.
He is supposed to be the hero, the man whom U.S. Soccer Federation president, Sunil Gulati, wanted back in 2006 before he had to settle for Bob Bradley.
By the way, back in April, Isaacson predicted that Tim Cook would settle Jobs' legacy lawsuits.
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Some of the bouncing back and forth has made it tough for him to settle in, and it also clouds the competition for the fifth starter's spot.
But two laps later Rossi got his nose back in front for the last time, leaving Biaggi to settle for second - his best finish of the season so far.
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Councils would act as mediators to settle disputes between neighbours and, if required, would go in to cut back hedges itself, charging the costs to an owner who failed to take action.
As a means to settle disputes without violence, they were a considerable advancement back when the adversarial system was invented in the 17th century.
Former world champion Casey Stoner will also be eager to get back into action this weekend, after illness problems meant he had to settle for fourth place in last year's title race.
When we've had such tragedies in the past, there was always an initial outcry, and then we'd settle back into our routines.
The back-and-forth in Congress over tax cuts for Americans in 2011 did not help settle investors Thursday, as bond yields simultaneously posted increases.
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