1.   And Gov. George Pataki, to his everlasting shame, announced less than a week later that the state would appeal the ruling.

2.   And it would be to the everlasting shame of the United States if its officials proved to be a barrier to that kind of life-saving treatment.

3.   Many nations, to their everlasting shame, sent delegations.

4.   Q. I am old enough to remember the panning of the VW Bug by many automobile writers, including, to its everlasting shame, Consumer Reports.