(It recently rebranded itself as The Lullaby Trust, because it believed its previous name was too austere and off-putting).
When the relative stock prices of the companies diverged and Martin Marietta's became more valuable, it was Martin Marietta that became the natural acquirer, but Vulcan now demurred because it believed its stock was now undervalued.
American Ballet Theater fired a trumpeter in its orchestra because it believed he was too old, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in an age discrimination lawsuit.
The ratings agency said it lowered its outlook because it believed the governor's revenue projections for the current fiscal year were overly optimistic, warning that the budget was structurally unsound.
The programs' money dried up in 2010 with the state's fiscal woes, but San Mateo sought other financing because it believed that its program was saving lives.
Goldman, according to people with knowledge of the settlement talks, never focused on the scope of possible financial penalties because it believed that its coffers were flush enough to absorb a fine.
In August, the board of one of New York City's most respected social services organizations drew widespread attention when it fired its executive director, William E. Rapfogel, because it believed he had been taking large kickbacks from its insurance broker.
But Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said the military made its announcement only because it believed a foreign news organization was going to run the story.
However, the Scottish Gamekeepers Association said it would be carrying out its own inquiry because it believed there were "irregularities" in the case.
In a statement announcing the offer, CF was confident that it was the best candidate to acquire Terra and only withdrew its prior offer because it believed Terra would not agree to a deal.
New negotiations infuriated the army, because it believed that Parliament would sell out its sacrifices and compromise its ideals.
