He made a passing reference to concerns about New York's antiquated system of voting, but offered no plans to address those concerns.
"We've had this conversation in past years," she said, in reference to concerns about a dip in applications and enrollment, "and then it didn't happen.
But anyone familiar with the situation could hardly fail to grasp what was meant by the reference to "concerns recently expressed in the London antiques community about reproductions and replicas of historical pieces alleged to have been misrepresented as authentic period artifacts".
Two years ago, the OECD issued a damning report into the UK application of the convention, which Britain ratified in 2001, and made veiled reference to concerns over the Saudi case, which involved allegations of multi-million-pound payments to Saudi officials in an attempt to win orders for Tornado and Hawk jets made by BAE Systems.
Even as Mr Berlusconi rose to address the European parliament, seven Green MEPs protested, raising placards reading: "Everybody is equal under the law" - in reference to concerns that the Italian leader used his political influence to sidestep legal action over his business dealings.
While there is no way of knowing why the three dissenters did not pick up a fourth vote from Justice Rehnquist or any of the other five justices, one hint came in Justice Breyer's reference to concerns that "we face the serious embarrassment of deciding a matter that would directly affect our own pocketbooks".
At the time of his departure, no reference to this concern was made, with the announcement only referring to him "stepping down".
He said that Blockbuster's financial statements and auditors' report most likely would "include reference to going concern risks until our financing is complete".
In its statement, the I.R.A. said it would make sure that there was no "misappropriation by others" of its weapons, a reference to public concern over renegade guerrilla groups that object to the cease-fires and seek to bring the whole peace settlement down with acts of violence.
The remarks above were made in reference to the concern over vulnerability, and the attendant need for protection against exploitation as previously noted.
