Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
“I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war.”
“The Fed chairmanship is not the kind of job where you want to surprise everyone with your choice of a total unknown. You don't want to surprise Wall Street.”