I find it very hard to come on as a funny man saying things," he adds, which is why he doesn't do the usual round of TV panel shows, a recent appearance on Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz Of The Year notwithstanding.
And this year we are on track -- and we just got the recent numbers for the first six months of the year -- notwithstanding what has been going on on Wall Street in the last three years, for a more than billion dollar surplus again.
"We expect Microsoft to follow suit, giving us confidence that US software sales will grow later in the year, notwithstanding negative sales in the early part of the year".
Dressed in a well-tailored dark suit, blue shirt and designer tie during a recent interview, Mr. Cappelli, 52 -- who often looks as if he stepped off the pages of a fashion magazine rather than off a construction site -- conceded that not everyone has always welcomed his efforts over the years, his enthusiasm notwithstanding.
What we have noticed is the general deteriorating condition of the park for the last few years, notwithstanding the summer barbecues, and the seeming increase in the arrogant display of entitlement and chauvinism in some of our neighbors.
Other critics are likely to question the committee's economic cost estimate because it is based on a forecast that the economy will grow by an average of at least 2% a year, "notwithstanding any short-term macroeconomic considerations".
Regarding my story in this week's magazine about wastepaper billionaire Cheung Yan, a few people have commented that one of the things about Cheung is how inaccessible she has been over the years to foreign media (good exceptions notwithstanding).
That is why this remains the most hopeful event of at least the last 20 years, notwithstanding all the concerns.
Leading a men's team to a championship has entitled her to a "Women's Coach of the Year" award, notwithstanding the irony that with this ward, she is still evaluated differently.
As a master debater in college (Princeton, right?), you surely appreciate the reliability of logic, your public statements over the past few years notwithstanding.
During the debate on funding, MP John Ball even proposed to the House of Commons that: "In a few years, notwithstanding the variable climate of this country, we might know in this metropolis the condition of the weather twenty-four hours beforehand".
