The answer was that either they didn't consider the question at all, or they drew an unfortunate conclusion.

He had no way of knowing that sixty miles away, the latest battle between Pity and Spider-Man had just reached a most unfortunate conclusion.

He accompanied the crusade to Syria and its unfortunate conclusion before Damascus.

If the light fails, you will meet with unfortunate conclusions, and perhaps the death of friends or relatives.

That feud left the unfortunate conclusion in the minds of consumers that both sides felt the Vega was of poor quality.

This leads me to the unfortunate conclusion that any- bonding-that exists is on your side alone.

I'm afraid that I jumped to some unfortunate conclusions.

I was faced with the unfortunate conclusion that both ideas applied to my current situation.

"The unfortunate conclusion of the military was that we can put it right."

He'd explain his unfortunate conclusions later.