"The shame, the fear, or in some cases simple ignorance can be overwhelming, and many don't even know if the baby is alive or dead."

If that doesn't work, they'll take advantage of our weaknesses - loneliness, insecurity, poor health or simple ignorance.

But the larger reason that Americans shy away may be simple ignorance about the opportunities here.

The reasons for the absence of new American investors go beyond simple ignorance.

And they would have to respect taboos that he could scamper past out of simple ignorance.

More likely the hate just comes out of the simple ignorance of people who have seen cities only in movies or crime reports.

Now, he puts the fuss down less to racism than to simple ignorance.

Many explanations, from simple ignorance on Homer's part to "poetic license", have been used to account for the discrepancies.

At only one point in his life span would a dragon attack a human, and that could be excused on the grounds of simple ignorance.

In some cases it is based upon simple ignorance.