(These powerful creatures, it was believed, observed all things but passed no judgments).
"A result of poor risk management at some financial institutions was that the spreading of risk, one of the purported benefits of the originate-to-distribute model, proved to be much less extensive than many believed," observed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a speech earlier this month.
But I believe one can observe learning.
"I believe," as Gladstone observed with studied ambivalence, "we shall be permitted to know a great deal more than our forefathers in respect of the early history of mankind".
(Read more) Now, interestingly, in Ayurveda there is a saying, "Starve a cold". I believe the ancients observed these correlations across a physical, emotional and mental spectrum.
I believe that children often observe things differently than adults, seeing the smallest of observations.
She likewise observed, "I believe that the bond that Jack and I worked to create and maintain was crucial to the triumphs we experienced, as we lived in both private and public arenas".
On several occasions, my conversation partners' cameras have been on — unbeknown to them, I believe — and I have observed behaviors including nose-picking.
And in a ubiquitous new commercial by the Bush campaign, Mr. Bush stares squarely into the camera and observes: "I believe in government that is responsible to the people.
I believe in God and observe Jewish traditions.
As she once powerfully observed, "I believe that there are unnumbered and qualified "Jackie Robinsons" waiting to be discovered or lost forever".
