It will be distinctly unpleasant.
The second: "Be distinctly American".
At the Chinese Foreign Ministry, officials were distinctly low-key, noting that the bugging, which they called "a stupid action," would have no effect on President Bush's trip to China that begins Feb. 21.
Frantic efforts to save the reform effort are under way in the Senate, but it is distinctly odd to note that the president's signature policy is now being devised for him by a gang of six senators.
On the nose it is distinctly sweet, with notes of honey and maple syrup.
Thorndike's own conclusions, already noted above, were distinctly Cartesian: animals ranging from chickens to monkeys all learned in essentially the same way, by trial and error or simple instrumental conditioning.
Last Monday, he issued buy and short-sale recommendations on 30 stocks before the market opened, giving his characteristic call to arms: "Let's Rumble the Wall Street Jungle!" But as one person at the site noted, the reaction was distinctly muted.
Critics have universally noted that it is distinctly not a book for children (the comparison of a used condom to a the "cocoon of some huge grub" has become the definitive evidence of this matter, so referenced has it been), with the most disappointed reviewers offering this announcement as some kind of consolation.
It's important to note that Sony and Microsoft are distinctly different companies.
We should note that these financial criteria for success are distinctly American.
While it's important to be cordial, it's also essential to note that in many cases a client liaison is distinctly different than a close friendship.
