In pointed language, the report urged Germany to move more aggressively to reduce its budget deficit, which has been caused largely by efforts to help eastern Germany.

Republicans accused Democrats in unusually pointed language of seeking bad times.

Using some of the most pointed language of his campaign, the Texan sought to deny Mr. Gore any credit for the nation's current prosperity.

In pointed language, the government told the court: "The stakes in this case for the national economy are immense.

In unusually pointed language, he warned that China had a "distrustful view" of the United States and was "aggressively modernizing" its conventional and nuclear forces.

He used pointed language of his own, setting off a small furor in the settler community.

But it has been decades since a politician denounced such a broad array of corporate targets with such pointed language.

But in unusually pointed language, he all but said he would prefer giving up that cut if Congress did not make up for the cost with spending cuts.

His opinion also included some pointed language.

The speech included some of his most pointed language to date.