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As one of his followers pointedly remarked today, in European democracies party leaders and prime ministers tend to be elected.

Nabokov says, pointedly, that, "We were all of the same opinion. It was just a torso, and not a glorious torso. "

She did look vexed, she did speak pointedly - and at last, with a decision of action unusual to her, proposed a removal.

"People are striking at me as if we are at war, " she said, adding pointedly, "up to now, I thought I was on the same side as government. "

As she spoke she caught Mr. Arabin's eye and saw that he was looking pointedly at her with a severe expression.

Or, you can simply stop whatever you are doing and pointedly but politely wait for her to finish her conversation.

Madonna swiftly denied lip-synching and pointedly said she did not spend her time trashing other artists.

On Monday, there was Clara Aguilera, agriculture councilwoman for the region of Andalucia, pointedly biting into a whole cuke.

He said, pointedly, that this was not a moment for "triumphalism" .

Finally Sol pointedly asked if he could COME to our house. I had to say yes. I knew nothing would make Mama happier.

It has been pointedly noted this week that he has played as much golf already as Mr Bush did in his eight years in the White House.

A look of surprise and irritation passed between them, and then they pointedly ignored each other.

"You had a toy bunny when you were five and that was his name, " she reminds him pointedly.

And at the center of those wars was an intractable dispute which seemed very very pointedly to raise a fundamental philosophical problem.

He waylaid Melly at the back porch a few days later and asked pointedly if she'd heard from Nora.

Why does the narrative pointedly refuse to tell us what passed between Vere and Billy after the court-martial ?

It was not lost on them that Mr Kan pointedly failed to direct his apology to North Korea, which suggests some political expediency.

We pointedly chose not to mention the generalized notion of a "knowledge base" or document repository.

Put forward the corresponding domestic and foreign settlement countermeasure pointedly, and give play to the role of its conscientiously.

"But, she once was a life regal concubine, but you . . . . . . " Li Heng pointedly saw.

The mercenary pointedly rearranged himself, twisting 'round so that his back pressed lightly against the bars of her crib.

Hillary Clinton, the American secretary of state, pointedly urged across-the-board reform.

She pointedly dismissed Mrs Bourne's depiction of her future daughter-in-law as opening a "can of worms" .

Later in 2003 the administration signaled its support for the agency by pointedly adding it to the President's corporate fraud task force.

The pair later appeared alongside manager Graeme Souness to apologise for their conduct, but pointedly did not say sorry to each other.

Hours after the trials began, Taiwan pointedly unveiled its most advanced missile, hailing it as "an aircraft carrier killer" .

On his first day in office he pointedly walked to Tahrir Square to address the crowd, promising to uphold the aims of the revolution.

On this occasion, however, the senior Tory politician was shocked when his younger guest pointedly refused to take his hand.

But while the judge said the courts didn't have jurisdiction, he also pointedly disagreed with the decision to bar Gatlin.

I picked up the nearest girl and announced very pointedly to my new mother, "Ill take Elizabeth. "

For his first state dinner, Obama pointedly invited Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh -- clearly not Pakistan's first choice.

The band teamed up with legendary producer Brian Eno and pointedly tried to remove all outside influences this time around.

In the soft moonlight, he looked down pointedly at her mouth for several seconds.

To record their fourth album, the band hired legendary producer Brian Eno and pointedly tried to remove all outside influences.

" Asked what he thinks of the current situation in Egypt, he says pointedly, " That's one question I won't answer.

Vietnam has pointedly demanded China observe the agreement, but the others have been almost inaudible.

Among those problems, he pointedly noted, are increases in corruption and income disparity and a decline in the government's credibility.

Hours after the trial began, Taiwan unveiled a missile which it pointedly described as an aircraft killer.

However, she pointedly noted that he will have to work with Democrats , who control the state Assembly and Senate.

In the new budget for the fiscal year starting this April, the ministry pointedly left out any mention of subsidies for Iwakuni.

He looked pointedly at Mrs. Elsing's flat bosom, grinned suddenly and, bowing, made his exit.

Mr Clegg pointedly offset the conference's Tory-bashing with a speech on September 21st that targeted Labour.

Pointedly propose the planning and design process and methods of urban seasonal river's landscape restoration.

The president, in fact, pointedly refrained from repeating that formula.

Mr. Obama noted pointedly and correctly that increased oil and gas drilling cannot possibly address the country's long-term energy needs.

This, he adds pointedly, could make life very difficult for certain "large applications companies. "

Queen Elizabeth captured the mood when she asked pointedly why no one (in particular economists) had seen the crisis coming.

"They had cut back on equipment, on staff. " When he asked about the cuts, he was told very pointedly: "safety doesn't make money. "

Methods: to make an investigation by questionnaire and intervene pointedly according to the investigation result.

She withdrew it before he could touch it. "I was healthier before I went to Africa, Edward, " she said pointedly.

The Arab called Pancho looks pointedly at his companions, who sit, weary, noncommital, suppressing smiles.

"Toby! " Matthew said, glancing pointedly at Hattie, who dragged us both to our feet, almost tipping from my reluctant weight.

As for the owners, "what have they done for CICC? " Mr Ding asked pointedly, these people say.

Michael remains chilly toward Lincoln, stating pointedly that he has to go back to work.

In 1985, Ms. magazine pointedly feted quirky, cuddly singer Cyndi Lauper as its woman of the year.

But there I sat, staring at 27 down, "Beverly Sills's shoe size, " pointedly ignoring Jennifer and the couples remodeling their hampers.

Second, and more pointedly, must the meaningfulness of our lives depend on the existence of God?

Unhappily, Japan was pointedly excluded from the list of 14 nations whose ships were invited to Qingdao.

He pointedly reminded lawmakers that Bush is commander in chief.

Mr McGuinty pointedly congratulated her in his victory speech before turning to Mr Hudak.

The Bible also speaks pointedly about using words to heal, not wound.

The image of authority he conveys is pointedly ambiguous.

Zhang Zhaozhong of China's National Defense University, who pointedly derided the "low level" of Indian technology.

Mr Mbeki pointedly gave warning last year that Africa should beware of falling into a "colonial relationship" with China.

That is a question which politicians in the developing world have often asked rather pointedly.

Sometimes, for example, a customer would pointedly get up and leave a cafe as soon as a German entered.

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