As a classic self-delusional narcissist, I reckoned third place would be OK.
It requires the kind of "rat-like cunning" that Nicholas Tomalin reckoned was one of the three essential qualities for any good journalist.
Arthur reckoned that because he has "a trained eye" and "knows the psyche of all the players" he can "watch something developing and I know what is going to happen".
"Best I've seen since Roger Byrne," reckoned the Joy of Six's dad's Uncle Mick - not much of an accolade on the face of it, given a period of only ten years, but the comparison was intended as the highest compliment.
Still, I reckoned we could at least meet up, discuss the project and how we both saw the role, after which I could interview a few others and then make my final choice.
I reckoned we couldn't recruit and train a medical team in the time frame.
The Warmest 100 hack, which we've written about here, reckoned that Riptide would be No 1.
The company reckoned 96.6% of investors supported the remuneration report.
Hungary reached the semis thanks to a 4-2 win in a bruising encounter with Brazil – "They behaved like violent enemies without respect for our physical safety," reckoned Puskas from his vantage point in the stands – while Germany squeezed past 1952 Olympic silver medallists Yugoslavia 2-0.
The change was not intended to limit the damage – instead, Rodríguez reckoned a comeback was still on the cards.
I reckoned that as a woman, it was better to help martyrs' families and the displaced people flooding to our district.
