Sentences with phrase «observers think»

Some real estate industry observers think Blackstone Group's proposed purchase of Equity Office Properties Trust for about $ 36 billion is another masterstroke by Equity's chairman, Sam Zell.

Now many observers think the U.S. economy could be facing its deepest and longest recession since the 1970s.

While some may be worried about the market becoming a little frothy, most observers think those dangers remain far in the distance...

As yesterday's Markets Weekly noted, several observers think it could go well below $ 200, after it has plunged past $ 250.

Outside observers think regulation has suddenly become more likely, and yet CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears missing in action.

Since there is no government guarantee of their value, you should be prepared for the value of your investment to drop to zero — even though most observers think that is unlikely.

While no Canadian institution was willing to challenge the patent even though most independent observers think these patents are invalid, Gold says it was «important to clear the air.»

Few observers think Congress actually intended these kinds of results from the statute.

Where wind turbines crowd, say, the Tehachapi Pass in California or the Nantucket Sound in Cape Cod, some observers think they might as well be looking at big, unattractive power plants.

While the industry is new to embracing the practice, some industry observers think the idea of using crowdsourcing and bounties could be useful for loyalty marketers because their programs could face risk from hackers and opportunistic users who exploit flaws in points - awarding practices or pricing specials.

I've never invested in Amazon, but I really admire Bezos» ability to stay focused on the long term mission of building value at his company with complete disinterest for what short term traders, analysts, and observers think about him or his strategy.

Some observers think that we would improve the quality of governance if we gave the people at the very top of the political pyramid a significant hike in pay.

Still, the investment potential of these markets needs to be weighed not only against the inherent risks, but also against what some observers think could be years of sluggish growth elsewhere.

Many industry observers think that the majors are losing ebook share because of their higher prices, and Mike Shatzkin has written up a remarkably compelling theory that it's Amazon that wanted a return to agency pricing in the new contracts, not the Big Five.

HarperCollins is the second - largest publisher in the world and if its contract with Amazon is allowed to lapse, as some observers think it will, it could mean an explosive battle that bleeds into the public conscience, like what Amazon faced with Hachette last year.

At the New York Auto Show in March, Scion introduced a concept vehicle that some industry observers think could become a fourth model in the lineup or replace one of the current cars.

Still, some observers think the decision to go with a Silicon Valley icon rather than a car - industry veteran reflects a dangerous cocktail of naïveté and arrogance, and it's not hard to imagine executives in Detroit rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of seeing this fledgling know - it - all pull a De Lorean.

But while observers think it's promising that many lawmakers are now recognizing the importance of social and emotional skills, many are worried that measuring whether students have become more persistent, resilient or compassionate could be much more difficult and more politically fraught than testing whether kids can read and simplify polynomials, and that the science for holding schools accountable for these important, but more abstract skills just isn't there yet.

Education has changed in ways some observers think is undesirable > Tests have become more prominent > Therefore, tests led to the changes

However, most education policy observers think it is highly unlikely that Congress will pass a comprehensive bill this session.

Some observers think the partisan squabble that erupted in the House Education and Labor Committee last month reflects the beginning of a realignment in the Democratic camp in anticipation of the impending retirement of Chairman Augustus F. Hawkins.

But some observers think that last summer's achievement was mostly a matter of luck.

Some observers think the current Congress will kick the issue to the next one by passing a stop - gap budget for fiscal year 2015, which began 1 October, that will keep U.S. ITER going.

Observers think it's unlikely that the president will put forward another name before he leaves office in January 2017.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

Other observers think the Office of Science benefited from its solid reputation among both Democrats and Republicans.

But what happens when a character's appearance remains the same, but observers think its mind has become more humanlike?

But many political observers think it backfired, allowing Moser to portray herself as a victim of outside interference and parlay the episode into a second - place showing behind Fletcher, who topped the seven - person field.

Some political observers think Councilman Koo is signaling his displeasure with the immigrant bashing of Republican congressional candidate Bob Turner.

Yet because Nixon is the mayor's stalking horse, some observers think it's certain he will endorse her.

The funds will go from Thune's own re-election committee to the NRSC's coffers, where it will be turned directly into campaign ads and other political efforts toward hanging onto the Senate majority — which observers think may be threatened by the performance of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

(RadioShack announced a last - ditch attempt to avoid bankruptcy on Thursday morning, but industry observers think the iconic electronics seller's plan may be too little, too late.....)

Many observers think Libya was destroyed because Gaddafi wanted to create a new African currency.

But some outside observers think a full analysis of the state's ethics laws would involve a broader set of recommendations.

Now, some observers think siting criteria could keep a full - size casino out of Saratoga Springs after all.

Lawmakers will hope that the bandage they've slapped on the head wound doesn't bleed through too quickly, but few observers think the budget won't have to be re-jiggered before the end of the year.

Some observers think Khan could still test Desaulniers for No. 1, and would certainly be a clear No. 2, if he'd play fewer tournaments and use the extra time he'd thereby gain to train.

Lew Mathe isn't playing because — so he says — he doesn't care for Atlantic City in general, but most observers think there are other, unstated reasons.

Some observers think that the feminization of the church, evident in the declining percentage of men taking part in church life, will be aggravated if inclusive language is employed or, worse, if a woman is called as pastor.

Many observers think US Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers will vote to raise US interest rates for the first time since 2006 at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 16.

What this vague exhortation will mean in practice, observers think, is litigation.

Observers think Friday could mark another day of chaos and turnover for the White House, following other high - profile departures.

Still, observers think she's on the right track internally.

Still, few observers think Mozilla can continue to win converts at the astounding rate of the past two years.

The company is considered to have decent bench strength, which is why at least one observer thinks Schroeder might have been pushed to leave early to «accommodate a strong internal candidate who would otherwise leave the company rather than wait.»

But at least one observer thinks they should be more worried about how it might jack up their legal fees.

Nooyi began emphasizing products that are at least a bit healthier than the traditional chips and soda — a pivot some observers thought could sink the company.

At the time, the outcomes that we have seen recently were viewed as a possible «upside risk», although most observers thought the likelihood of this risk materialising was quite low.

Another market observer thinks the devaluation of the yuan could be good news for gold bulls.

Some observers thought the United Methodist Church might go along with the proposal, but in the last few years the tide seems to have turned against it.