this analogy (borrowed from political science) helped to easily identify the issues at hand – it pointed out where the differences lay. this was not the first time my mother had to hear this from a doctor. indeed, he was often over set-piece duties, with his deliveries causing some confusion and scrambling, though rarely could any of his team-mates ever get a solid head or foot on one of these. “pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. 