Some former NBI students believed the extent of these behaviors was exaggerated, and the problem was concentrated among Rand's closest followers in New York.
sˌʌm fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌɛnbˌiːˈaɪ stˈuːdənts bᵻlˈiːvd ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnt ʌv ðiːz bᵻhˈeɪvjɚz wʌz ɛɡzˈædʒɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd ðə pɹˈɑːbləm wʌz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐmˌʌŋ ɹˈændz klˈoʊsɪst fˈɑːloʊɚz ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.