1.   The real tragedy of Tony Bland is that he is in the public eye.

2.   An American politician once remarked that the real tragedy of the Iran-Iraq war was that it would eventually have to end.

3.   And the damage done to the historical record by the reaction of prudent aides who stop using their pens and pads may be the real tragedy here.

4.   Barenboim has earned his prickly exterior the hard way, having seen real tragedy in his life as well as his share of controversies.

5.   According to Zyuganov, the real tragedy of the Soviet Union was that Joseph Stalin died too soon.

6.   Change is inevitable, of course, but it would be a real tragedy if the South lost all traces of its specialness.

7.   For many Soviet women accustomed to a guaranteed job, the new situation was a real tragedy.

8.   Here are real tragedies for an art seeking new audience members.

9.   I think the real tragedy is that he never could turn off the collision course he was on.

10.   Is there a simpler definition of real tragedy, before the tragedy itself occurs?