"How is it that no one commented on the condition?
Most of the officials commented on the condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been concluded.
Most don't" -- was from a high-ranking official in the Environmental Protection Agency, who commented on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the agency.
A Senate armed services committee aide, who was not authorised to speak on behalf of the committee members and commented on the condition of anonymity, said the Senate would also focus on military applications of reactor technology for submarines, given rising concern about China's aggressive posture in the South China Sea.
"The beginning of the year started off with a bang, but the optimism has definitely come to an end," said a leading banker at a large European firm, who commented on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
G. Markl (University of Tübingen, Germany) kindly commented on the condition of the pre-selected mines in the southern Black Forest.
Diarist Samuel Pepys commented on the condition of Rochester Castle, and as early as the 17th century the castle may have acted as a tourist attraction.
One source, who commented on the condition of anonymity because he is not an authorized spokesman for his police department, said that "Cops don't hold security guys in high regard.
A senior aide to a progressive House Democrat, who commented on the condition of anonymity, called the firings "an example of the way that funding think tanks is a way to achieve policy outcomes, in the same way that lobbying and funding campaigns is.
Hospital officials last night declined to comment on the conditions of the men.
