The Jets were uncharacteristically aggressive in free agency this past off-season.

Did we have to be uncharacteristically aggressive to succeed there?

Rivera opened with a high fastball, and Sweeney hacked confidently at it, fouling it off, an uncharacteristically aggressive swing against the Yankees' closer.

With Robert Werdann sidelined because of a pulled muscle in his right calf, St. John's seemed uncharacteristically aggressive and creative underneath the offensive glass.

The World Health Organization was uncharacteristically aggressive with SARS in recommending strong infection control measures, travel restrictions and quarantines.

Sundin's uncharacteristically aggressive play has resulted in coincidental penalties with Stevens for unsportsmanlike conduct in Game 2.

The German leader has called in ambassadors based in Berlin and lobbied with his own counterparts worldwide, starting what some diplomats called an uncharacteristically aggressive German campaign for a key international post.

On Thursday, for example, he was bombarded by questions about the Guard report from an uncharacteristically aggressive David Letterman, on an entertainment program, "Late Show," that appears on Mr. Rather's own network.

She felt uncharacteristically aggressive tonight.

So, too, has an uncharacteristically aggressive approach by the Reds' new ownership and management.