Senator Mitchell responded with an unusually direct criticism of a fellow committee member from the same party.

But he warned in unusually direct terms that if the talks failed, Yugoslavia might be drawn into the conflict.

(This ad is unusually direct, in that it calls attention to the car).

Mr. Lott's statements were an unusually direct criticism of the Fed from a senior party leader.

Darya, who excelled in English, had an unusually direct manner, her friends said.

At the same time, he made an unusually direct acknowledgment that he had failed so far to meet some of his goals.

This is a single-track road with passing places but is unusually direct and level compared to other country lanes in the area.

The criticism drew an unusually direct rebuff from the White House.

He talks of its potential for notating or preserving dance in an unusually direct way.

They hope this unusually direct approach to the bench gets their message across.