He pointedly ignored the question. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
After that Colin pointedly abstained from allusion to the Ideal Wife and to Joan Gildea's Typewriting-Correspondent, as he had called her. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference
The RAC also called pointedly for a reduction in government interference in the scientific process. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Instead, you’ve invested an incredible amount of time and effort in pointedly avoiding making an argument that could be responded to. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists”] Reference
Very interestingly, as you reported, Jeanne, a number of interviews -- the FBI using that word pointedly -- a number of interviews under way right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2005] Reference
After calling himself pro-Israel and endorsing a two-state solution, Obama "pointedly" mentioned the Palestinians. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Hayden: Obama's Silence] Reference
I think that was why Irma Dine's body was kind of pointedly brought to light, so Slocum would be suspected. From Wordnik.com. [The Criminal C.O.D]
According to the Associated Press, the ministry "pointedly" invited it and the other foreign media to attend his lecture. From Wordnik.com. [The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS] Reference
Happily, the switchback script here, by Howard Overman Misfits, has a kind of pointedly whimsical quality that's pure Adams. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
But she was steamed and Erwin’s questions seemed not just curious but kind of pointedly snarky. From Wordnik.com. [Shiver]
The religious establishment is pointedly excluded. From Wordnik.com. [The King Versus The Radicals] Reference
It seemed that the United States was pointedly excluded. From Wordnik.com. [Lula Wants to Fight] Reference
"Can we do a jewel on the platform?" she asked pointedly. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Dress Up] Reference
A panhandler pointedly wishes him a pleasant and safe day. From Wordnik.com. [White Male Paranoia] Reference
We would always thank them for their gifts, "BB says pointedly.". From Wordnik.com. [Were The Bushes Just 'The Help'?] Reference
Smith pointedly added: "And we're doing a lot of that in this country now.". From Wordnik.com. [Refusing to Lose] Reference
Many of your articles had a pointedly "" across the Channel '' British approach. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Euroland] Reference
Last week Dole pointedly appealed to both sides to act "like reasonable adults.". From Wordnik.com. [Missing The Moment] Reference
He pointedly faced reporters from behind a lectern labeled BUSH-CHENEY transition. From Wordnik.com. [Plotting Bush Ii] Reference
But, he added pointedly, "it's really a matter for the law-enforcement authorities.". From Wordnik.com. [Indicting The Oligarchs] Reference
He pointedly refuses to rule out military force while calling for more-effective economic sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates Keeper] Reference
Coalition spokesman Col. Jill Morgenthaler says pointedly, "Sanchez relied on the brigade commander.". From Wordnik.com. [Rough Justice In Iraq] Reference
The senator from New York confronted me shortly after and pointedly said she hadn't put the mirror there. From Wordnik.com. [How to Beat Hillary (Next) November] Reference
But the president pointedly sidestepped questions about whether military contingency planning was underway. From Wordnik.com. [A Radioactive Dilemma] Reference
Mladic himself claims his father was killed in the village of Shunja - "a Muslim village," he pointedly adds. From Wordnik.com. [Mladic: The Serb Who Calls The Shots] Reference
Then on Wednesday, SADC met in Swaziland to discuss Zimbabwe, but South Africa pointedly didn't send a delegation. From Wordnik.com. [Mugabe's Endgame] Reference
CNN's Gary Tuchman pointedly wondered why, given Volkogonov's statement, "Hiss's own government has not exonerated him.". From Wordnik.com. ['Exoneration' Of Alger Hiss] Reference
"These same people assassinated Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto," he said pointedly, using a term of respect for the slain leader. From Wordnik.com. [Still in Control] Reference
The Reagans have pointedly ignored the book, but even now, Kelley is feeling what she calls "the long hand of Mrs. Reagan.". From Wordnik.com. ['The Hairdo With Anxiety'] Reference
Less pointedly political, but equally powerful, judging by the ecstatic reviews on its recent opening in Singapore, is Puur. From Wordnik.com. [ALL THE WAR'S A STAGE] Reference
Robert H. Wahlert pointedly told the group that every product his big meatpacking company ships has Dubuque's name on its label. From Wordnik.com. ['CAN WE GET ALONG?'] Reference
Often these gifted city students attend magnet high schools requiring entrance exams, a category your ranking pointedly excludes. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Years Of Our Lives?] Reference
Tariq Aziz accepted the Soviet peace plan and Resolution 660, but pointedly ignored the other 11 resolutions and Bush's ultimatum. From Wordnik.com. [Why Diplomacy Failed] Reference
Gates last week pointedly alluded to the results of the 1989 investigation in his public comments defying Bradley's demand to resign. From Wordnik.com. [The Score: Gates 1, Bradley 0] Reference
Saddam has the facilities and expertise to produce weapons of mass destruction -- and he's pointedly blocking outside monitoring efforts. From Wordnik.com. [The Terrors Of Toxins] Reference
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