This season, Ryan has been so upset with Kevin Gilbride, the Oilers' offensive coordinator, that he has thrown barbs and punches at him.

Mr. Dole, who has been subdued in the three previous debates, missed few chances today to throw barbs at his opponents.

He uses what limited chances to speak he has to throw barbs at his superiors.

Many conservatives, while reluctant to throw barbs at Mr. Engler, are not exactly applauding.

The mischievous couple has taken to throwing barbs at each other through the media and court papers.

Although he threw barbs at the summer stock theatres in Return Engagement, Riley had to keep trying out his plays in them.

Last year Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais made headlines when he threw sharp comedic barbs at the A-list audience.

Schulz would throw satirical barbs at any number of topics when he chose.

In speeches he often throws barbs at Washington, as he did Friday at the opening of a new wastewater treatment plant in the desert about 16 miles outside Mexicali.

These men were lightly armed with chain knives and shuriken - small, star-shaped, needle-sharp, poison-tipped throwing barbs and discs that were the size of a man's palm.