1.   But then no other media is like the Internet, say industry observers.

2.   Cutting all those salaries, say legal observers, would be nearly impossible.

3.   Momentum, say close observers, is building toward a collision.

4.   One problem with pre-boarding, say observers, is that a host of passengers seem to think they are entitled to the convenience.

5.   That style, say observers of the abortion fight, marks not just defenders of abortion but also their opponents.

6.   That is likely just posturing, say legal observers who point to local demographics and recent public opinion polls.

7.   The average time spent talking on the cell phones is declining in most countries, say industry observers.

8.   The essence of the problem, say observers, is massive misallocations of capital that undermined investment confidence in these countries.

9.   The sanctions provide a convenient and creditable scapegoat on which to blame shortages and high prices of almost any sort, say longtime observers.

10.   There are two reasons for that silence, say observers.