31.   The sad truth is that throughout history no superpower that has gotten so deeply into such a hole has ever worked itself out.

32.   The sad truth is we seem more interested in saving trees than saving lives.

33.   The sad truth is, nobody cared.

34.   The sad truth is, you know you can get away with it.

35.   The sad truth, however, is that self-monitoring has not spread throughout the land.

36.   The sad truth, Ms. Zuk said, is that the four-acre garden has not been properly tended in years.

37.   The sad truth is that current commitments, private and government, will not come close to reversing urban blight.

38.   The sad truth is that historians have had little success in getting statesmen to understand history so as not to repeat it.

39.   The sad truth is, an all-out crackdown on disengaged drivers would leave law enforcement officials little time to pursue serious lawbreakers.

40.   The sad truth is, stopping the flow of jobs out of Flint may be like trying to stop a tidal wave.