And they warned that there were already misconceptions about who stood to gain, and who might lose, as a result of the new pension.

BBC: State pension reform 'needs better explanation'

If they stood up to Mr Major, there is little doubt who would cave in.

ECONOMIST: TV debates

Graham Simmonds, who stood down from the council at last year's local elections, said there had been a "drip, drip, drip" of bad news from the authority.

BBC: The Unison protest

"We threw the kitchen sink at him at times and he stood there and defended, " said Washington's Mike Green, who led NHL defensemen with 12 goals this season.

WSJ: Lundqvist leads Rangers past Caps 5-0 in Game 7

AbdulMutallab never bragged about his family's wealth, which stood out even among the other well-to-do families who sent their children there.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Now it appeared that a woman was with them, who was wider and heavier in the arms than they were, and, as I stood there, she decided that my pair of shoes, too, should be theirs.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

There was a good deal of subsequent yelling between kitchen and capo, who stood behind the display case and now and then sucked deeply on a cigarette and swigged beer from a bottle on a shelf above him.

FORBES: Editor's Note

Allie stood up, seeing that she might need to do something or at least warn the other people who were there.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President After Hospital Visit

The ones who were there at the start knew they should have done something to stop it, but they all just stood watching, about eight or ten at the beginning and then more, the entire queue from the kebab shop pouring out onto the pavement to see what was going on.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

"It saddens me because I feel that the family, although they're not going to know who's who there, they're going to know that the last time they saw a repatriation there was 500 people stood in the street, " he said.

BBC: Brize Norton military repatriation crowds 'dwindling'