In addition, the recent disclosures about possible espionage and China's bellicose language directed at Taiwan have made it hard to get the talks started again.

While occasional cursing may be tolerated, abusive language directed at other players or staff almost certainly will not be.

"Enough is enough, already," Mr. Cruz said of the previous harsh language directed at the father by demonstrators.

He has used strong language directed to the Black Community in presenting the case of Petro-Nixon's murder.

In 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower described his program in dry and unemotional language directed at the legislators themselves.

The appeals court was harsh in its language directed at the lower court for trying to retain a wall between intelligence officials and prosecutors.

In 1996 Irina Spirlea was disqualified for abusive language directed at an official.

It was some of the sharpest language directed at Pakistan by the Kremlin.

Mr. McLennan cited "appalling graffiti" and abusive language directed at homosexuals on campus.