But he nonetheless took an indirect swipe at his opponents, whom he had denounced during the campaign as bent on bringing chaos to South Korea.

But Police Commissioner Howard Safir took an indirect swipe at him.

He also fired the only intra-party barb of the day, an indirect swipe at Mr. Cuomo's father, the former governor Mario M. Cuomo.

This week, Mr. Major followed up his appeal for a more open community approach to the East by taking an indirect swipe at France.

The President took a few indirect swipes at Mr. Perot over his opposition to the Persian Gulf war and other issues.

He took an indirect swipe at the United States for claiming to promote human rights while leaving the mounting deaths of civilians all but unmentioned.

In an indirect swipe at Washington, he said Russia's new assertive role in foreign policy had the potential to upset "somebody else's cards."

Mr. Genscher seemed to take one indirect swipe at Mr. Kohl when he said that the negotiating table was the best place to identify motives.

Without naming names, it took an indirect swipe at critics, including Gov. George E. Pataki and a SUNY trustee, Dr. Candace de Russy.

Mr. Bush himself made some indirect swipes at Mr. Buchanan.