Neither political nor church leaders seem to adequately appreciate that a system which, by custom or covert agreement, considers women unsuitable for its highest positions sends them a message: You are subordinate clauses in the world's history.

There is no way you can adequately appreciate the necessity of salt until you have stood over a simmering sauce or soup, adding a touch of the white stuff, stirring, tasting and witnessing the awakening of flavors.

It's a fair, allegorical point - we don't adequately appreciate what we have - if delivered gently and under a tsunami of show-biz good cheer.

Archeologists also fear that the public may not adequately appreciate the site's value, or even be aware of its existence.

"I am disappointed that some in the Army have not adequately appreciated the seriousness of the situation," Mr. Gates told reporters.

One person excepted, the Master-at-arms was perhaps the only man in the ship intellectually capable of adequately appreciating the moral phenomenon presented in Billy Budd.

Probably in some fact he was aware of but did not adequately appreciate, in some apparent knowledge he had not yet connected with the over-all picture.

He did not adequately appreciate our desire to provide essential protections for all older Americans through social insurance programs.

He seems not to appreciate adequately that biblical authors most often do not state their intentions.

What many critics seemingly fail to adequately appreciate is the capital investment, time, effort and risk that goes into media production.