It will be small comfort that Mr Kerik's nomination also had Hillary Clinton's nod.
But this is small comfort to ordinary Mozambicans for whom corruption is much more than just a nuisance.
That Illinois is faring better than Michigan, Ohio and Indiana is small comfort.
Small comfort to the guy who finds himself out of work, though, right?
It will probably be small comfort to her that the Commissioner upbraided the Inland Revenue for "not being very helpful" in explaining why she failed to qualify for tax exemption.
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Nokia, the phone giant that staked its future on a partnership with Microsoft, offered its investors small comfort on Thursday with some quarterly result they could squeeze some good news out of.
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The money will likely be small comfort to some, but the agreement itself is important if for no other reason than it helps to bring closure to an ugly period in recent economic history.
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In theory, most vulnerable to the risk that borrowing will become a bit harder and pricier are those in the bottom category of banks, which includes RBS. But RBS can take small comfort that some very big banks - notably Bank of America Corporation and Citigroup of the US - have lower ratings than it does.
We hope that this prosecution will bring some small measure of comfort both to the public at large and to the victims and their families that justice will be served.
This Schumpeter appears to be urging not small improvements within the comfort zone of "sustainability" but wild, flared-nostril, rutting-boar destruction.
Dosh's latest record, Tommy, isn't any less coated in instrumentation, but it does represent a small step outside his comfort zone.
That may be small short-term comfort to the markets and Main Street.
Low-impact small ships are designed for comfort and carry only 49 to 149 guests max.
Start by taking small steps out of your comfort zone, building your confidence to take bigger, more courageous steps as you move forward.
Jon Richards of public service union, Unison, said: "This small reduction will be no comfort for the 17% of 16-24 year olds who are still out of work, education or training".
They are only a small sample of successful people who gained a comfort level with other owners as a special club, not because they were uniquely qualified.
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Take a small step in those moments of doubt and break out of your comfort zone.
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