Prince Harry paid light hearted tribute to brother William in his best man's speech, laced with jokes at his brother's expense, at the dinner hosted by Prince Charles for 300 guests.

Boston-born and educated, Neil had a slow manner of speech laced with the broad vowels of New England.

In a speech laced with racial epithets, he declared his hatred for blacks and Jews and challenged blacks to describe "one thing your race has accomplished."

In a calm but defensive speech, laced with attacks on the Palestinians, Mr. Netanyahu made clear to the youth of his country the mistrust that underlies his commitment to the peace effort.

"I'm not making this up, I promise - I was born in the West Wing," he said in a 31-minute speech laced with apple-pie imagery and hints of Catskill comedy.

OVER the last two weeks, President George W. Bush has delivered several speeches laced with references to his religious beliefs.

His speech, laced with quotes from the Bible, urged the chiefs to "do right in the eyes of God" and reject the bill.

Mr. Rodgers said that when he did step out onto the sidewalk, Officer Volpe asked him, in speech laced with profanities, why he had thrown beer on the woman.

She has, like Justice Thomas, asserted that her speeches, often laced with vivid and attention-getting language, are not relevant to how she approaches her work.

In a sober speech laced with bitter words, Mr. Hastert, of Illinois, stood before his hushed colleagues and defended his initial decision to select a Protestant minister over a Catholic priest.