She has observed her parents' relationship warm up, but it is not clear if they are all the way back.
And yet, as anyone who has observed her eclectic career knows, she is perhaps not always the best judge of material.
She is much more likely to linger to shake a hand, as she has observed her husband do for 20 years.
Hardwick also habitually employs a novelist's sense of suspense to keep the reader interested in the sharp turns her mind takes; the writer Cynthia Ozick has observed, "Her essays have plots".
It's hard to attribute any of her opinions directly to her gender or to her ethnicity, but, as she has observed, her background is inseparable from her views — a circumstance that has applied to every Justice who has ever served on the Court.
After her death, he made five entries, saying that he had had contact with the family in March, April, June and August, and that in August he had observed her head, neck and torso and had seen no changes from previous visits.
A parade of witnesses supported her story of domestic abuse, saying they had observed her with bruises on her wrists, arms, shoulders and head.
But if Jen had observed her thoughts, rather than get swept up in them, she would have had a chance to investigate them.
I've observed her work on the same combination for hours on end, perfecting it until she was content that it could be done consistently to her high-quality standards.
"Having observed her working with our team this past season, I'm confident her basketball IQ, work ethic and interpersonal skills will be a great benefit to the Spurs".
