Ominously, Mr Tirole notes that in recent corporate scandals self-dealing may have been prominent only because it is "somewhat easier to discover and especially demonstrate than insufficient effort, extravagant investments or entrenchment strategies".
The team chose plasma because it is somewhat less likely than breath or urine to be corrupted by confounding factors like diet or environmental chemicals, including cleaning products or pollution.
Mr. Kirkeby says Norfolk Southern has been less popular with investors because it is somewhat more dependent than the other three major American railroads on the troubled auto and housing construction sectors.
Perhaps the biggest threat from Fatca will be faced by individuals who ignored reporting requirements — not of Fatca itself but of its older cousin Fbar, a form that expatriates often ignore, tax specialists say, because it is somewhat obscure and filed separately from tax returns.
The first "Sex and The City" movie, which came out two years ago, qualifies as a comedy both because it is somewhat funny and because, according to a more classical definition, it ends, after some reversals and delays, with a wedding.
Although there is no organization that monitors the growth or sales of this industry, Irenka Jakubiak, the editor in chief of Accessories magazine, a monthly trade publication, said: "Hats made specifically for church is a segment of the business that is growing tremendously, and most people don't realize it's there because it is somewhat regional.
Mark Holgate, the fashion news director of Vogue, said Dior's choice was even more interesting because it was somewhat surprising.
I do it maybe because it's somewhat expected". And then: "Listen, life is so long and you have a little time to play the game.
"I don't think airlines want to go in the direction of latex gloves and masks," he said, "because it's somewhat alarming to people".
NSA won't have trouble because it's somewhat glamorous.
Sunday's quake is notable only because it's somewhat larger than recent temblors.
