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  • r  in a rhetorical manner
    `What can be done?' he asked rhetorically

  • When it happens, prosecutors and FBI agents and police will feel much better knowing that they hit suspected terrorists hard, even if only rhetorically.
  • Before King-Emperor George V, waiting at Buckingham Palace last week, went 100 erudite men to retell, rhetorically, the world's obligations to Baron Joseph Lister, born just 100 .
  • But Howard, who has ruled Australia for more than 11 years, seems to be having a change of heart at least rhetorically.
News & Articles

  • Rapids coach Oscar Pareja wants more scoring from his MLS team
    Oscar Pareja enjoys talking about formations as much as he likes a swift kick to the groin. "You know what my system is?" the Rapids coach asked, rhetorically. "The 1-10."
    June 14, 2013 - Denver Post
  • Rain washes out RailRiders - again
    MOOSIC - Creedence Clearwater Revival once rhetorically pondered who would stop the rain. Clearly, it is not the RailRiders. Make it 10 rainouts this season for the soggy local nine, which had to postpone its meeting with division rival Buffalo on Monda
    June 11, 2013 - The Citizens' Voice
Quotes

  • Shmuel Rosner in Bay Area Indymedia
    Reviewing the speech, Ha'aretz Washington correspondent Shmuel Rosner concluded that Obama "sounded as strong as Clinton, as supportive as Bush, as friendly as Giuliani. At least rhetorically, Obama passed any test anyone might have wanted him to...
  • John Kerry in AFP
    The United States under President Obama's leadership is determined to rejoin the world community in its efforts to deal with this issue,Kerry told reporters. "It is determined to lead in that effort, and it will lead not just rhetorically...
  • John McCain in AFP
    As for recent Chinese comments seen as questioning US global economic preeminence, McCain said the Chinese occasionally like to "rhetorically flex their muscles."

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