At a morning Mass attended by General Noriega, he pointedly chose loyalty, a matter they had previously discussed, as the subject of his homily.

The relationship with Supremo produced no releases and was short-lived; when they were dropped by the label several months later, the band members pointedly chose not to inform their parents.

While rebuffing repeated questions at his news conference, he pointedly chose to answer one: whether the note's credibility was in doubt.

Presumably not Mr. Robbins, who pointedly chose to return to the theater after a 25-year absence with a retrospective instead of a new show.

The objeu is the act of pointedly choosing language or subject matter for its double meanings, hidden connections, and sensory effects on the reader.

In stark contrast to the other health-care speeches he delivered this week, Mr. Gore pointedly chose not to criticize Mr. Bush's record.

But her mother pointedly chose not to know what Wren did with that talent.

But Waugh pointedly chose to ignore these native appellations (as well as official policy encouraging the retention of local or ancient names), and Everest was the name that stuck.

The staff complied, affectionately but pointedly choosing impatiens.

Mr. Silverstein pointedly chose to hold the news conference in front of his new office tower, the only one rebuilt at ground zero, noting that government had failed to rebuild other parts of the site.