The overlap was startling, really. There was a great deal of consensus on where to intervene,

I gave my word to the president that I would not intercept or try to intervene in the signing of that bill.

I think some of the consensus numbers are a little stale some of the estimates that go into that don't reflect the recent thinking many analysts have about Morgan Stanley.

startling statement.

The question of how we should deal at the political and legal levels with attempts to circumvent the national consensus banning religious parties is on the table.

It is general consensus [that corporate blackmail] is probably occurring more in Japan than it does in most of the other G-7 countries. There is going to be a lot more discussion, concern [and] focus on some the less ethical trading practices.