He responded plainly, "In the investigation, none whatsoever".
But when asked on Thursday whether Ms. Kennedy's stature had been diminished, Mr. Paterson responded plainly, "No".
When the governor asked Fink if he could stand back, Fink responded plainly that he does not work that way.
He spoke about his illustrious legal pedigree, briefly expounded on the role of the federal judge and, when asked how he could carry on after feeling threatened, responded plainly: "I have to, it's my job.
Schumer recounted more of Holmes's record, saying, finally, "This guy is so far off the deep end that can't we call a halt to this at some point?" Plainly startled, Hatch responded, "I have to admit I am concerned about some of those comments," but then he noted that in Arkansas some Democrats as well as Republicans had endorsed Holmes's nomination.
In Chi-Raq's case, a plainly irritated Lee responded by cutting an unrepresentative, morose trailer prefaced by a stony-faced message in which he stressed that his film was deadly serious, and satirical.
Mr. Trump has plainly struggled to respond to the reproach of a military family who lost a son, and has answered their criticism derisively — first implying that Ms. Khan had been forbidden to speak at the Democratic National Convention, then declaring that Mr. Khan had "no right" to question Mr. Trump's familiarity with the Constitution.
He's been willing to talk plainly to Florida voters, and they've responded".
The Spiegel Affair got a mention on Thursday in an editorial in the Guardian, which responded to what one might call just plain ugly — and plainly unjust — charges about its handling of files leaked by Edward Snowden, an N.S.A. contractor.
Harrison responded, "I never go to Walmart anymore," plainly meaning it, although with an air of having altered her policy at that moment.
