Still, English was not too disappointed afterwards, pointing out that the tournament had been "a fantastic opportunity to show off blind football at all levels" and expressing his hope that "it will get more people playing throughout the world".
Industry has publicly endorsed the E.P.A. review and expressed confidence that it will show that hydraulic fracturing is, in the words of the American Petroleum Institute, a "safe and well-understood technology" that has allowed access to huge new supplies of natural gas.
Obama administration officials have also expressed doubts that it will work.
Even reliable allies of the administration, like Senator Richard Lugar, a Republican of Indiana who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have expressed concern that it will undermine the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Ms. Merkel governs in a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats, several of whom have questioned the need for a ban and have expressed concerns that it will contribute to what they see as increasing xenophobia.
The US is not a signatory to the Rome statute so is not obliged to hand Ntaganda over to the ICC; however the court has expressed confidence that it will comply.
DETROIT — As the government shutdown enters its third week, some automakers are expressing concern that it will slow the industry's robust growth this year.
On the other side, and far easier to find, of course, was the chorus of state-backed media that is mocking Google's actions, speculating on its darker reasons for considering a pullout, or expressing doubt that it will really follow through on the threat: The Xinmin Evening News in Shanghai wrote: "Government regulation is the international norm, so Google's display is really just an affectation".
Rose says that the 1992 law is "plainly unconstitutional," and Drazin expresses confidence that it will be overturned.
Likewise, the White House expresses confidence that it will have Russian support on a United Nations resolution imposing new sanctions against Iran for not halting its uranium enrichment program.
