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Several people involved in the earliest discussions described the decision to me as "a no-brainer".
But a person briefed on the discussions described those conversations as "conceptual," suggesting that a joint bid was unlikely.
People involved in the discussions described the tone as cordial, though some said Lucent executives resented what they saw as Alcatel's efforts to gain the upper hand.
A British intelligence official, who did not want to be identified outlining classified discussions, described deep concern within Britain's domestic intelligence service, MI5, over Russian subterfuge in London.
One issue that people involved in the discussions described as critically important is whether the Imperial Valley farmers or the Imperial Valley Irrigation District, represented by an elected board responsible to 170,000 people, holds the farmers' primary water rights.
One public-health official who has participated in Homeland Security discussions described the group as being overwhelmed by the potential threat to America's water supply, electrical grids, oil depots, and even the wholesale processing of milk.
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After each focus group session the moderator and co-moderator debriefed by summing up the most interesting discussions, describing the members of the focus group and noting any particular circumstances that might have influenced the discussions.
But someone familiar with the discussion described Mr. Goldberg's call as "thunder and lightning".
After a discussion described as thorough and never vituperative, the cyberwarfare proposals were rejected before they reached the senior political levels of the White House.
The foregoing discussion described performance standards required in SMCRA.
The reason of the decline is same as the discussion described in Fig. 5.
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