The desperate Chechens, who frequently reply in kind, have suffered grievous losses too.

ECONOMIST: A gleam of hope for peace in miserable, war-weary Chechnya

Tobin doesn't have Silvia's quickness of mind, but he, too, has suffered a grievous loss, and Mr. Penn plays him with an affecting simplicity that only enhances the man's conflictedness: As much as he mistrusts her, he wants to protect her.

WSJ: Beyond Words

Grievous liabilities in other fields are only too abundant.

ECONOMIST: Splenetic Isolation | The