against the prosecution" had been "obvious and apparent," according to the Congressman.
Malcolm has always been the obvious heir apparent, and that would have been the preferable path".
One obvious explanation, apparent to anyone who actually listened to the governor, is that the issue is highly complex.
These are just the obvious risks, apparent even in the early days of a war that the Administration has conceded may last years, into the next Presidency.
With the Devils not having an obvious heir apparent, General Manager Lou Lamoriello acquired goalie Cory Schneider from the Vancouver Canucks on draft day for the Devils' first-round pick.
The need for NATO and its allies to invest in greater capabilities in the area of counterinsurgency is equally obvious and apparent.
Salva Rweyemamu, chairman of a media organization in Tanzania, made very clear that he does not condone "the obvious and apparent flouting of ethical and professional standards" by the tabloids.
Mr. Nixon again said that Judge Kaufman's "prejudice against the prosecution" had been obvious and apparent," as he had done in his United Press interview printed in the Tribune of the day before.
There was no obvious heir apparent and, after an agonising first ballot (in which Thorpe received six votes and his two opponents three each), he was chosen unanimously as Grimond's successor.
McCue, who is a former board member of Twitter, could be "an obvious heir apparent to CEO Dick Costolo, who has been under siege from investors over the last six months", Swisher speculates.
Stephanie Cutter, Mr. Kerry's communications director, said there was no set agenda for the meeting, but predicted they would "discuss the obvious," an apparent reference to many Democrats' urging Mr. Nader to drop out or risk securing President Bush's re-election.
