Statesmen sometimes need some whoopingly big lies to justify to themselves and their followers actions which they contemplate.

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways Made for our searching: […]

Our sample sizes of both ferrets and badgers were biased toward females – which might be expected in species that are intrasexually territorial – might have made it easier to detect trends for females because of increased statistical power.

And it was a misname, because the woman who stood before him now in all her naked glory presented a picture beauteous beyond belief—to Vagn, leastways.