Kramnik also made ambiguous comments about the value of Anand's title, but did not claim the title himself.

The judge said one entry "includes a somewhat ambiguous comment arguably indicating that the former President knew of defendant's activities on behalf of the contras."

In September 2005, Shigeru Miyamoto gave his least ambiguous comments regarding Super Mario 128.

Japanese responded by saying that the ambiguous comments were simply a reflection of the late Emperor's elliptical speaking style.

"One juror's isolated and facially ambiguous comments cannot invalidate the jury's conscientious work," the prosecutors concurred.

He also received an ambiguous comment from Tommy Lee.

Finally, at a critical moment when the plane's veering to the left became pronounced, Mr. Martin made the ambiguous comment: "Got the steering."

That explained his ambiguous comments and his awkwardness with the sail.

And Mr. Gore made a straightforward declaration of support for abortion rights, with a veiled reference to Mr. Bush's more ambiguous comments.

Their immediate public response was a groundswell of silence, punctuated by a few faint and ambiguous comments about voters looking at the Senator's total record.