But if conditions were bad for local people, spare a thought for the workers inside the plant.
But if civil servants think they're being hard done by, spare a thought for Turkey's university students.
But spare a thought for Alan Greenspan, the Fed's chairman, who actually has to take the decisions.
While the lapse was embarrassing for Argentina, they should spare a thought for former Fiji number eight Dan Rouse.
But spare a thought for some of the estimable smaller films that may have been trampled by summer's herd mentality.
Spare a thought for the shy Scottish lad who's having a bit of a culture shock in the African BB house.
But if you think your office is a tough place to operate, spare a thought for the Yuletide task of one prominent English Premier League football manager.
Now, as we prepare for the World Summit on the Information Society, we might spare a thought for Tim Berners-Lee, the scientist who gave us the World Wide Web.
Having learned what the Gateses have done for the needy in different parts of the world, I am wondering if they can spare a thought for the have-nots in Vietnam.
In the meantime, if you do forget a doctor's appointment, as most of us have done at one time or other, please spare a thought for the practice or hospital, and give them a call.
Finally, spare a thought for those doctors who are responsible for the care of celebrities in the media spotlight, and who may come under intense pressure from the press or others to disclose confidential information.
Spare a thought for your Greek counterparts?
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The Culture Committee is certainly an interesting place to serve, but spare a thought for the Transport Committee, where the departure of Paul Maynard and Julian Sturdy creates two vacancies at a time when the committee is pondering the red-hot issue of airport capacity in the south-east.
And perhaps the Karolinska could spare a thought for Leroy Hood, who invented the sequencing technique that made the whole thing possible though that work might, more properly, fall within the purview of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, which decides the winners of the chemistry (and also the physics) prizes.
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And, so often forgotten when we come together to mourn the end of a video game, let us also spare a thought for the hard-working employees of BioWare, who waved their beautiful creation out into the world a mere month ago, only to see it hit repeatedly with Internet hammers.
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Spare a thought too for the people hoping to become Wales' four MEPs next year.
Spare a thought, though, for those actresses whom Oscar has overlooked.
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