I was very grateful for their support, but also concerned not to allow myself to be taken over.
Japanese officials are also concerned, not least because the North Koreans test-fired a missile over Japan in August.
American officials said they are determined not to allow any disruption of the campaign and election, but they were also concerned not to be caught off guard.
Mr. Mehta is also concerned (not about his own administrative skills; lack of self-confidence is not his problem) that the current model for orchestra tours is outdated.
Analysts were also concerned not with whether the sanctions should have been imposed at all, but rather whether the White House had acted quickly enough, and whether its eventual response was strong enough.
"It's like the tail wagging the dog," Uichiro Niwa, chairman of Itochu, a large trading company, told a conference in Tokyo organised by The Economist.Economists are also concerned, not least because third-quarter growth was revised sharply downward, to 1.3% from an annualised 4.8%, on December 9th.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is also concerned not to overburden the ECB with too many responsibilities too quickly.
But I'll tell you what also concerns me, not just for this country but the planet, is this guy thinks that climate change is a hoax.
"This report is a cause for concern but what the EPA has failed to acknowledge is also very concerning, not just for honeybees but all bees and the entire food system that rests upon them.
"There was a lot of drivel talked out there," said Henman, who also became concerned, not altogether seriously, that the court faced east to west, and not north to south, as tennis courts are supposed to.
