Further, this whole unfortunate business might be put to pragmatic use.

If you can do this then the unfortunate business of the night water will be over.

I want to get this whole unfortunate business over with.

"I think he wants to make the point that we Germans had nothing to do with the unfortunate business at your home," Peter said.

In this way, perhaps, the whole unfortunate business might, however inadvertently, yield a positive result.

That was how Xavier became involved in the whole unfortunate business.

There be nothing left, then, but to get back to Saigon and erase this unfortunate business.

Then he sighed and dismissed the whole unfortunate business from his mind.

We cannot allow our friendship to be ruined by this unfortunate business.

"This is a very unfortunate business," he said, lowering his voice even more.