One might again hear those low-level murmurings about his being overworked as a bowler with deleterious consequences for his batting.

I would impose levies on unearned wealth rather than earned income and on actions with deleterious consequences, such as environmental damage.

But it was always the feeling here that the off-field embarrassment, when four players were publicly humiliated for not completing their trite 'homework' task, would have long-lasting and deleterious consequences.

Before examining why this might be, and its deleterious consequences, let's just note the proximity of these parties.

It may encourage the stationeryshy recipient to note that the seething annoyance of the insufficiently thanked gift-giver could have deleterious consequences in later life.