My uncle's indiscretions come back on him.

Shouldn't you overlook his indiscretions and forgive him?

His indiscretions with rich widows brought in less than a million francs a year.

His numerous personal failings and indiscretions were never publicly judged. Today, tabloid media show us everything, and subject everything to public judgment.

In fact, it is hard to imagine that Correa would have embraced Assange had WikiLeaks revealed Ecuadorian state secrets, rather than the indiscretions and intrigue of American diplomacy.

These statements built upon a promise Putin made in an interview earlier last month. If Russian businesspeople repatriate their offshore accounts, their financial indiscretions will be forgiven and forgotten.

That changed in 2012, when Leung Chun ying was appointed as Hong Kong s chief executive. China s first choice for the position, Henry Tang, was forced to withdraw because of private indiscretions and a disgraceful bid to have his wife take the fall for a zoning violation.