Bishop Pope allowed the congregation to keep the church buildings, and in an interview last year, he spoke sympathetically of its decision to convert.

This was a perfect opportunity to confront him, to speak sympathetically to him, question him, yet Barrett did not move.

Goldman spoke sympathetically of him and described his act as the result of a violent society.

Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, also spoke to them sympathetically.

"The dancing girl of whom you spoke so sympathetically," I replied.

But David Gilbert, the assistant state attorney in charge of the case, spoke sympathetically of the accused.

The man wearing the "Press" tag spoke sympathetically to the thief.

Silent for a moment, she spoke sympathetically.

A few months after that, Robertson spoke sympathetically of China's "one child" policy, which happens to include state-ordered abortions.

Many who simply spoke sympathetically to him were punished for their opposition to his father Peter the Great.