Perhaps deciding that there wasn't much to be gained from engaging on such an incendiary topic, some of them didn't say much.
Initially Khan was "a hard nut to crack" but then he talked, perhaps deciding that his future lay with the ISI rather than al-Qaida.
Once in No 10, Cameron clearly had second thoughts, perhaps deciding that to introduce a controversial figure such as Lord Ashcroft into the centre of government might not be his smartest move.
Sales of DVDs over all are expected to be especially strong this holiday season, and both sides are hoping that the battle of the high-definition formats will not cause consumers to tune out entirely, perhaps deciding that standard DVDs are good enough.
Except, for the last few days, the buzz around Chicago was that Rose, perhaps deciding that since not playing in the playoffs last year didn't help him stay on the court that maybe trying the exact opposite would somehow help, was mulling making a comeback during the Bulls' upcoming playoff run.
3.45pm BST Lieuwe Westra waits for his fellow escapees... Perhaps deciding that the prospect of cycling over 50 kilometres on his own in a strong wind is too much like hard work, Westra waits for the other four members of the breakaway to catch up with him, meaning there is still a group of five riders being chased by the peloton posse, who are 2min 40sec behind.
As part of building a community of engagement, faculty members might consult with students about their concerns and perhaps decide that real-time response systems can not only increase student activity in class but also function as an important part of a feedback loop that improves students' awareness of their own knowledge and instructors' awareness of students' struggles.
In some ways, he feels, the ceremony has encouraged his wife and her fellow bat mizvahs to regress to age 13 instead of crossing into womanhood, but perhaps, he decided, that was a necessary part of the experience.
After Google reluctantly became the most successful example of brand-verbing since, perhaps, Hoover, Microsoft decided that getting one's brand name introduced as common coin was in fact a fine ambition, and started urging everyone to bing things.
