1.  He runs his shop with a single analyst, three traders and an handful of others.

2.  Mikhail Filimonov of Hermes Capital Management has been an active buyer of the Alpine Group, though not a single analyst writes about the company.

3.  The single analyst actively following Unilab said the deal is probably good for the company, but that that price is questionable.

4.  Yet there is not a single analyst here who believes Saddam Hussein is in any less control than five years ago.

5.  The Pentagon has distanced itself from but not disputed that report, saying only that it reflects the views of a single analyst rather than a consensus of policymakers.