11.   An apology is not some sort of wild card that an insulting person can play whenever he or she makes an out-of-line comment.

12.   An apology for slavery is not a major issue among members of his congregation, he said, but it is a topic of conversation among fellow ministers.

13.   An apology not only is an expression of regret, but it implies that the person will not engage in the same offensive behavior in the future.

14.   And if the apology was a bald political play, it still had some effect.

15.   And then there is the apology due for using Sabu and our allowing him a make a living in the sport he helped revolutionize.

16.   And where was his apology to her?

17.   Apologies are a sensitive issue not only in China, but across Asia.

18.   Apologies are less exciting to me than seeing America inform itself about slavery.

19.   Apologies are not just words.

20.   Apologies are a popular public relations tool these days.