"We will have more momentum to work on developing alliances, and it will be very hard for the K.M.T. to oppose us," he added, using the initials for the Nationalist Party's Chinese name, the Kuomintang.
"It was like D.D.R. days," Mr. Dörfer said, using the initials for East Germany's formal name.
"We are therefore withdrawing our previous E.P.S. guidance," using the initials for earnings per share.
(He was using the initials for the last names of the economists involved in this matter).
"I'm bipolar schizophrenic with attention deficit and P.T.S.D.," he said, using the initials for post-traumatic stress disorder.
"The search for Iraq's W.M.D. continues," Mr. Rumsfeld said, using the initials for weapons of mass destruction.
The spokesman was using the initials for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's formal name.
But he also added: "I'm worried about what happens if HRC is elected", using the initials for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"Enjoy your TEMPORARY stay at JFR," a hallway sign reads, using the initials for Jamaica Family Residence.
"They've accused me of what the KMT accused me of 20 years ago," said Ms. Lu, using the initials for the Nationalist Party's Chinese name, Kuomintang.
"This incident was the result of an I.E.D. attack," General Abbas said, using the initials for improvised explosive device, "which is a very usual affair in these areas".
