Instead, they may quietly fly the coop if it becomes too unpleasant or too expensive.

FORBES: Brits, Yanks And French Show Fleeing High Taxes Is Universal

They may not push back but may quietly fly the coop if it becomes too unpleasant or too expensive.

FORBES: Higher Tax Rates But Lower Collections?

Russia's western neighbours hope that, when push comes to shove, Mr Putin's craving for respectability will prevent him from doing anything too unpleasant.

ECONOMIST: A survey of Russia

Crime is especially alarming, but misbehaving bosses are very unpleasant, too--and far more common.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Officials also said water coming out of a tap in one room was too hot and the home had an "unpleasant smell".

BBC: 'Serious risk' found at Ashcroft Care Home

But he has done little to fix the deficit, shown a zeal for big government and all too often given the impression that capitalism is something unpleasant he found on the sole of his sneaker.

ECONOMIST: The Republicans

Some think this a prelude to a prickly, more unpleasant China in the decade ahead, but it is too soon to conclude that.

ECONOMIST: China's smile diplomacy shows its teeth

But once we designate a financial institution as too big to fail, and regulate it as such, a lot of unpleasant things follow.

WSJ: Not Everything Can Be Too Big to Fail

The painful truth for Britain is that a Greek default that precipitated big losses on loans to Ireland, Portugal and Spain would be immensely unpleasant for the UK's supersized banks - and, by implication, for British taxpayers too.

BBC: Why Greece needs another 110bn euros