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{{a|plainenglish|}}Few can dress up a nonsense in finery like we [[Legal eagle|goshawks of the law]]: to “[[endeavour]]” is to embark with laudable commitment on an action worthy of a memorialisation by [[covenant]]; to “try”, not so much. And a merchant who agrees to be held accountable only should she be [[gross negligence|grossly negligent]] promises little more than forbearance from outright [[recklessness]] in the performance of her bond. | {{a|plainenglish| | ||
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}}Few can dress up a nonsense in finery like we [[Legal eagle|goshawks of the law]]: to “[[endeavour]]” is to embark with laudable commitment on an action worthy of a memorialisation by [[covenant]]; to “try”, not so much. And a merchant who agrees to be held accountable only should she be [[gross negligence|grossly negligent]] promises little more than forbearance from outright [[recklessness]] in the performance of her bond. | |||
In the same vein: if we can commit to our [[best reasonable efforts]] — why not something ''less'' than that? How about our ''worst'' [[Reasonable|reasonable efforts]]? A sort of [[cheapest-to-deliver]]; a high-jump clearance that leaves the bar a-wobble, but not quite on the crash mat; a leave outside off that brushes the stump but does not dislodge the bail. | In the same vein: if we can commit to our [[best reasonable efforts]] — why not something ''less'' than that? How about our ''worst'' [[Reasonable|reasonable efforts]]? A sort of [[cheapest-to-deliver]]; a high-jump clearance that leaves the bar a-wobble, but not quite on the crash mat; a leave outside off that brushes the stump but does not dislodge the bail. | ||