“From Lowry's perspective, by contrast, national particularism can never be an unmitigatedly constructive force.”

“Despite industrialization, migration out of Siberia was considerable in the late 20th century, and population growth was slow, in part because of the unmitigatedly harsh climate.”

“There's no denying that Leigh's films have provided some of the most unmitigatedly stark episodes in British cinema – ever since his 1971 feature Bleak Moments, a polar study of English emotional isolation.”