Of course," Mr. Schwarz responded curtly, "one could give ultimate power to the borough presidents.

He curtly responded that the war would take "however long it takes to win."

When asked to tell the genesis of the problem between him and Bryant, he would curtly respond, "I don't have a problem."

"I should have rung first," he responded curtly.

"You should have warned us to expect you today," Dr. Spoelstra responded equally curtly.

"You might as well," he responded curtly.

Out," the comm tech responded curtly, and switched off.

Sister Irene responded curtly, "That's your job, sir."

"As our Master has said," she responded curtly.

"Sorry," I responded curtly, more out of habit than anything else.