She did not take questions from reporters, so it was unclear whether she had specific knowledge or was simply acknowledging the aging of the court.
"He was simply acknowledging the possibility, as far-fetched as it is, that he may not get re-elected," said Edward Skyler, the mayor's press secretary.
Mr. Gore, he said, was simply acknowledging that "there were mistakes made and that he had had some time to reflect, and that he had a great deal of faith in his instincts going forward".
(Perhaps he was simply acknowledging the wisdom of choosing the dashing Matthew Rhys to play Thomas, who was described by his own wife as having "a pink blubbery face with pop eyes, loose lips and a tadpole body").
Mr. Braun said ABC was simply acknowledging that CBS will probably be able to achieve this summer what ABC did last summer, a near monopoly on media attention for its television show.
Environmentalists said, however, that Obama was simply acknowledging that the United States could not address global warming without targeting power plants, which account for a third of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.
If a parent's will specifies that one son receive less than another, does it mean the parent loved one child less, had more faith in his abilities or was simply acknowledging and anticipating differences in the children's needs?
He was simply acknowledging that he used performance enhancers during a period in which baseball had no penalties and, as such, did not appear to risk discipline from Major League Baseball.
The bank, however, was simply acknowledging reality.
