The Kremlin was publicly silent on the matter.

The teenagers, their families and defense lawyers have been publicly silent about the case.

When I met him again over lunch years later, he said he didn't regret remaining publicly silent about the war.

Steinbrenner has remained publicly silent as developments in his problems with baseball continue to mushroom.

China was publicly silent on the issue on Thursday.

In almost all cases, however, homosexuals will still be forced to keep publicly silent about their sexual orientation or face dismissal.

In general, Likud leaders have remained publicly silent about the possibility of an indictment.

Mr. Yeltsin was publicly silent today, as he observed a traditional day of mourning for his mother, who died nine days ago.

American officials have remained publicly silent on the matter.

The Indonesians continued to remain publicly silent about these operations.