Mr. Clarke also expects that senior government and party officials are making the calls, noting that "China's legal system is heavily politicized".
Mr. Trichet appeared to endorse the calls, noting that the central bank was working with euro zone regulators to assess the health of banks.
Mr. Trichet appeared to endorse those calls, noting that the E.C.B. was working with euro-zone bank regulators to assess the health of banks.
A spokesperson for the US state department appeared to dismiss China's calls, noting that allowing Taiwanese leaders to transit through the US was part of a "long-standing US practice, consistent with the unofficial nature of our relations with Taiwan".
Sometimes these performances were complete takes; often they were small sections, to be used as patches when an otherwise acceptable complete performance was marred by a wrong note or by what he called "notes that didn't speak".
We tested the hypothesis that high notes correspond with an increased vocal effort by analyzing the length and F0 frequency of great call notes that immediately precede high notes, versus great call notes that do not, predicting that (v) high notes will follow longer, higher pitched great call climax notes that span a wider frequency range.
Ms. Weingarten criticized an environment that discourages people from making education a life's calling, noting that one-third of teachers leave after three years, and one-half leave after five.
ConocoPhillips "is planning for a prolonged and difficult business environment," Mr. Mulva told analysts during a conference call, noting that "2009 and 2010 will be very challenging for our global economy and the energy business".
But the opposition, led by Mr. Moussavi, has rejected the call, noting that the Guardian Council has earlier indicated its support for Mr. Ahmadinejad — and has twice said that there were no signs of rampant fraud and that it would not nullify the outcome.
After saying "I love you" twice and signing off with another "dear," he joked to the audience that he would have been in trouble if he hadn't taken the call, noting that "this is one of the great blessings of the modern age, being always available.
