"As in all
politico-bureaucratic settings, . . . by fair means or foul (usually the
latter), all obstacles are eventually surmounted or carpets found to crush
them under."
"To the triple-forte
accompaniment of Carl Orff I peered down surreptitiously from our lounge
room window, and a brief inspection revealed immediately that the dramatis
personae were, from stage left to right, a Chinese taxi driver and his
passenger, the latter well the worse for wear."