expressed

For years, record companies had expressed interest, then got cold feet.

“Though critics have expressed belief that certain organizations were inappropriate grantees, recipients of FireAid funds appear to have used those funds in ways that are consistent with their intended and communicated use.”

He also expressed concerns as well as a little "weariness", when asked, about censorship, specifically with reference to comedy writer Graham Linehan's recent arrest for comments made online about trans people.

The Egyptian geologist expressed the fear that Ethiopia could use the dam to exert "military power", especially over Sudan - a strategically important ally for Egypt - as the Blue Nile and White Nile meet in Khartoum.

He had managed to pull the wool over the eyes of medics, two insurance companies, and those who knew him - who expressed shock in character references read to the court.