The analysis attributed to him, although unusually blunt, is commonly heard throughout hockey.

He responded with an unusually blunt criticism of his minister at a news conference in Washington.

The remarks were unusually blunt for a commander of such rank.

A Government official was unusually blunt in explaining the new policy to Japanese reporters.

"He was unusually blunt and clear with both sides about what would need to be done to swing this," the official said.

He delivered a series of unusually blunt messages when he took office in December.

The real Phoebe wasn't one to think before she spoke, but even so, this might have seemed unusually blunt.

In that view Dean Fish may be unusually blunt, but he is certainly not alone.

For Bulgaria, these were unusually blunt remarks before an official body.

The general's remarks were, however, an unusually blunt assessment of the Salvadoran military situation.