That strikes me as a surprisingly bullish statement, given the generally circumspect tenor of her remarks.
Despite the general tenor of his remarks, Green underlined that he still supports the label system.
But the tenor of his remarks, and Stern's, suggest that it might be difficult to find common ground.
As the administration grappled with the tenor of public remarks on Libya until it could evacuate Americans, administration officials continued to give Bahrain's besieged royal family time to demonstrate that its offer of dialogue with protesters there was genuine.
The tenor of his remarks, and his seeming show of confidence, underscored the irreconcilable nature of Syria's crisis, which pits a protest movement demanding that Mr. Assad leave office against a government that rarely acknowledges their grievances.
Justice Alan D. Marrus did not seem much inclined toward mercy after that, though by the tenor of his remarks he had pretty well made up his mind before he put on his robe that day.
"And there was some arrogance there," he said, "because I think his view was: 'You've made the little documentary, I've made the big movie.' That was the tenor of his remarks: 'Tag along with me, Alex.
The appearances by Mr. Wright, which began Friday and concluded Monday, were anticipated by the Obama campaign, but aides said they were taken aback by the tenor of the remarks.
Altero Matteoli, a minister in Silvio Berlusconi's outgoing government, who had been among those demanding that stiff conditions be attached to a new, "technocratic" administration, abruptly changed the tenor of his remarks.
However, the overall tenor of his remarks seemed to suggest that such a programme may be drawing closer despite German opposition and possible legal challenges.The lack of action disappointed markets, the more so given the sombre picture that the ECB's boss painted of the euro area's prospects.
