Word: fault
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Gracious to a Fault...
...admire the Prince. He is destined to rule a great nation whose domain covers the globe. He seeks first-hand knowledge by circumnavigating the earth. His is a severe and delicate task. and he has unquestionably shown remarkable vision and wisdom thus far. He is gracious to a fault; snobbishness he does not know or at least does not practice. The world has welcomed the Prince and no doubt will continue to do so long after Mary from Boston has ceased in her attempt (however ignoble) to belittle the heir apparent to the English throne...
...have concert engagements in America and Australia for several years, and am obliged to carry them out. I left Russia without a cent and found it necessary therefore to sell my soul to the devil. Yes, I sold it, and it is not my fault. As soon as I fulfill these contracts, I hope to be able to accept your invitation to come to Moscow and Leningrad...
Because all good parents are jealous of the health of their young, a house guest in a married home usually seeks to ingratiate himself by his knowing and considerate treatment of the babies with which it is blessed. He is aware, if his polish is not sadly at fault, that the art of playing with an infant is to amuse without exciting it; to lull it into a state of somnolence, and, after it is asleep, to walk on tiptoes and refrain from loud talk, from playing the phonograph...
...lose no word of protest ever came from the players themselves. If defeat crowned their efforts in place of victory, it was their fault and the fault of Harvard. They knew better than the outside world the man for whom they were staking Harvard's football reputation. Such confidence is the greatest tribute that a coach can receive. It is of the stuff which raises lost hopes and sends a team against Yale which will not be beaten...