"From a professional standpoint, you hate to see any solid team of professionals just disappear."

From a professional standpoint, she says, Sept. 11 gave her the opportunity of a lifetime.

"And you don't have any difficulty with that from a professional standpoint?"

From a professional standpoint, it was a risky move.

"But from a professional standpoint, you can't argue with the success."

"From a professional standpoint, it was a pleasure having him before me."

"And it was hard on both of us to see this interruption in that relationship, at least from a professional standpoint."

Worse yet, from a professional standpoint she was back at her miserable starting point.

From a professional standpoint, riding out an earthquake is a rite of passage.

We got a chance to get up and show our wares from a professional standpoint.