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But he does succeed, at times backhandedly, in creating something memorably bizarre.

Even his opponents, however, backhandedly agree that, politically speaking, his approach makes sense.

Even Republicans concede, if backhandedly, that the veto threat on the police issue worked to the President's advantage.

"Lullaby" contemplates rampant evil, but it is also, however backhandedly, about the power to do good.

Certainly they seem to believe what they are saying, as they backhandedly dispel stereotypes.

Metcalfe pointed backhandedly at his dinner jacket, gave a crooked smile.

On the album, bellowed by all four Beatles, it sounds defiant; backhandedly jubilant, even.

But she, too, is backhandedly appealing.

Your writers are wise in backhandedly noting the importance of appreciating just how messed up we are.

His cavalier aura, his friends say - in a backhandedly positive way - carries over into his work.

Either we deal with it forthrightly and well, or backhandedly and bumble it."

Backhandedly, that becomes an advantage.

Mr. Hart backhandedly slighted the other candidates last week, saying he had expected other "national leaders" to enter the race.

Sort of backhandedly.

By belittling evidence that alcohol impairs cognition, the article backhandedly sustains industry efforts to promote the health benefits of drinking.

"Omelettes," he said, apologizing backhandedly.

YeJsk stepped up close to Fursenko and slapped him backhandedly across the face.

She slams aside his weak saber parry with the longer sword and rips it through his throat backhandedly.

But Mr. Bush, who was accompanied by his wife, Barbara, also backhandedly acknowledged the success of the Democrats' bus tours.

Thus Vincent's questions of faith are answered, somewhat backhandedly, by Dan, who "realizes the nature of his faith.

Cartman backhandedly apologizes to his friends (including Butters) for almost getting them raped, saying that they will "blossom into maturity someday."

The Coens are routinely praised, sometimes backhandedly, for their smarts, but they don't get enough credit for their generosity.

Once the only game in town, Mr. Jordan became a mere mortal and, to some, an object lesson, a shift that these ads wisely acknowledge, if backhandedly.

It seemed to de Meuron that the HOK losers were trying to backhandedly snatch a victory, promising greater experience and lower fees.

Between its psychiatric and criminal investigations, Richard Rush's film gets seriously nutty, succeeding, "at times backhandedly, in creating something memorably bizarre" (Maslin).