Once the standards are established, any pension fund which fails to do an adequate due diligence of its consultant prior to hiring, and any consultant who fails to perform his duties in a professionally sound manner, will be at risk.

FORBES: Investment Management Consultants: What's Behind the Veil? (April 1, 1996 )

The continuing evaluation of potential safety signals at the FDA requires assessment of all available data from many sources, with the goal of reaching sound conclusions in a manner that is transparent to physicians and patients.

FORBES: FDA Asks For "Restraint" On Drug Safety Worries

Her pitch was reliable, but some of the higher notes on her recordings were sung in a throaty manner that made them sound lower, and the event came across as awkward.

NEWYORKER: Screen Shot

In sound films, an actor with a decent presence or a good voice or a lilting or insinuating manner can succeed just by relaxing onscreen.

NEWYORKER: The Artists