Pointedly, Mobutu was not invited to attend the funeral of King Baudouin in 1993, which he considered a grave personal affront.

Psychologists equate it with "impulse eating," and they see it as a grave affront to rational, scientific eating.

This was seen as a grave affront to the Khan himself, who considered ambassadors "as sacred and inviolable."

But so far, the editor of TV Guide has got away with a seemingly graver affront.

Rashel's interview with Michael caused the gravest affront.

Does he also agree that to brand such investment as' sweatshops'is a grave affront to the employees of those companies?

The voice said, "This is a very grave affront to the dignity of the All-Father.

In response to a question after a speech in Philadelphia in December, President Bush himself suggested that counterfeiting is among the regime's gravest affronts.

Saints and angels who did not condescend to speak English is a grave affront.

The NATO aerial assault on Serbia was a grave affront to the Russians.