One senior Labour source said Winterton, who was made a dame in the last New Year's honours list, had a reputation for being one of the most discreet and loyal of the shadow team, working behind the scenes to try to keep Labour's warring groups together. (theguardian.com)
If you are dealing with a dispute between an individual and his / her firm, or between two warring groups within a firm, it can be hugely damaging to rush off to court, particularly where there is no arbitration clause, which would allow parties to keep their dirty linen out of the public eye. (lawyer-monthly.com)
During the Great War a group of American naval aviators were stationed on a barren island off the northwest coast of France where, amid lonely and desolate conditions, they carried on their hazardous scouting in the air. (religion-online.org)