During an hourlong news conference, Mr. Young occasionally directed pointed words at Beijing's influence here, and at one point upbraided a reporter from a mainland Chinese newspaper, saying, "I wish you would be more objective," adding, "but you have your masters in Beijing".
Madeleine McCann, 27, had some more pointed words for tech bros who disapprove of her.
But there were some pointed words for the Chinese leader, who listened and spoke through an interpreter.
Ten months later, she has some pointed words for members of the media who accused her of unethical behavior, and for Citigroup, including, by name, Mr. Prince.
Even some pointed words from Pittsburgh's Lee Flowers failed to earn verbal backhands from such reliable barb masters as Shannon Sharpe and Tony Siragusa in the Ravens' locker room.
Unquestionably, James knows how songwriting works, having made six albums in the 70s with Pete Atkin, who wrote the folky music to his sidekick's pointed words.
In the debate, Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, a former neo-Fascist who in recent years has been known to rough up journalists, directed his pointed words at the speaker of the lower house, Gianfranco Fini.
We both knew that she was doing it and both of us knew why, but neither of us had the courage to dismantle the barrier of hard sticks and pointed words that soon tangled like deep bush between us.
Beginning Tuesday at 8 p.m with the full-length feature "Daria: Is It Fall Yet?," Noggin (Channel 129 onTime Warner Digital) will revive her pointed words of wisdom in two Dariathons.
With pointed words and a perturbed tone, Marion Jones on Wednesday attacked the fairness of the United States Anti-Doping Agency and called for a public hearing in its investigation into her possible role in the Balco steroids scandal.
He doubled off Josh Beckett to start a three-run spurt in the first inning, and it seemed as if his pointed words from Thursday's team meeting were sinking in.
