This was a problem of perception, not reality.
It is a matter of perception, not fact.
The general perception, not to put too fine a point on it, was of a choker.
"To suggest that there's anything improper, that's a perception, not a reality," he said.
The focus tends to be on presentation and perception, not morality or vision.
But Mr. Yanagisawa insists that today's problems are largely ones of perception, not asset quality.
Rebuttal: This mostly speaks to image and public perception, not reality.
"Any organization or institution gets tarred with that brush, in my perception, not just the Red Cross".
We are talking about artistic truth, truth of perception, not something a fact-checker can track down.
It suggests another case, so common among flamboyant women who seemingly can't get enough personal recognition, of perception not jibing with reality.
Two people close to the company said that Ms. Estrin was perceived as not being critical enough of Mr. Eisner, blaming his problems on perception, not performance.
