They were surprisingly good, considering Alvarez's limited tracking time, and our analysts have studied them carefully.

Initially the analyst would study the first impression a client received when entering the office.

The firm's managers and analysts also study company fundamentals by meeting with company executives and talking to others in the industry.

"My analysts have already studied it in depth, but no flags went up."

Generally analysts study what comparable properties have sold for.

The analyst can then study the specific location and determine the factors that make that facility prone to repeat victimization and a crime facilitator.

Usually, financial analysts study an entire industry, assessing current trends in business practices, products, and industry competition.

Military and C.I.A. analysts had been studying the Guantánamo population since the camp opened in January 2002.

Still, nuclear analysts at the international atomic agency studied the laptop documents and found them to be credible evidence of Iranian strides, European diplomats said.

But in the meantime, many national analysts are studying what the Duke success might say about disaffected, angry voters.