Despite the bellicose tone of the document, the congress studiously withheld comment and promised to study it closely.

Some analysts also said they were troubled by the government's bellicose tone, which they said could erode the confidence of investors in Hong Kong.

The bellicose tone reflects a sense of annoyance that the disavowal is not accepted in Washington, despite Assad's efforts to remold his country's image.

In marked contrast to the bellicose tone of Captain K'muc, the voice(s) of the Borg were utterly devoid of emotion.

Pyzstrene continued in fiery hues and bellicose tones.

The Government had previously taken a bellicose tone in assailing Mr. Fang, describing him as "scum" and accusing him of engineering the demonstrations that led to the armed crackdown.

Archer refused to allow himself to take the emotional bait, though he found it difficult not to respond in kind to Shran's increasingly bellicose tone.

In later years he was known to struggle with the judgment the Committee had rendered, though in his autobiography he took a "defensive, almost bellicose tone."

The start of enrichment at the Fordow underground facility near Qum intensified these concerns, as has Iran's bellicose tone in response to threatened oil sanctions.

Iraq has continued to make public statements in a bellicose tone.