The King's remarks were couched in his characteristically elliptical style, and he added that it could take some time before an agreement could be reached.

Perhaps his notoriously elliptical style was an attempt to shield his audience or maybe even himself from his insights into the workings of society.

Mr. Franck's new book is written in a rich, mournful, elliptical style that provides a suggestive literary vehicle.

Part of the problem lies in her elliptical, poetic style, which dissolves individuality - and perhaps aims to do so - even as it charms.

His tantalizing, hypnotic, elliptical style, heavy with implication, could be enormously persuasive.

The style of their conversation is the oblique, elliptical style favored by the deads, but not.

Scot's speech explains the elliptical style, and the best fix might be, "Temporary cripples."

Because of his elliptical style and the darkness of his vision, he could be regarded as a postmodernist.

He knows the wide difference between compression and an obscure elliptical style.

They assume that his spare, elliptical style is in the tradition of Japanese poetry.