The company said its board had in the past expressed a strong determination to remain independent.

The board expressed appreciation for his contribution to the company.

And the board had clearly expressed its policy: students are forbidden to use profanity.

In recent years, however, the board has expressed concern about pilots' ability to get their oxygen masks on quickly enough.

Board of Education officials expressed surprise at the arrest.

But quite truthfully, we only do it when a board expresses interest.

Mr. Bezos laughed when asked whether the board had ever expressed dissatisfaction with his performance.

At the same time, the board "expressed confidence in Vivian Schiller's leadership going forward."

In a written statement, the board expressed its opposition to Amendment 2 but declined to honor the boycott that has been organized to protest it.

The Board also expressed concern over medical care, after a local GPs practice withdrew its services from the prison.