There was no direct comment from the general himself, and aides could not be reached by telephone.

One issue that has been dropped from his speech lately is direct comment on the war in Iraq.

Senior Government officials who took part made little direct comment on the financial crisis.

There was never any direct comment to Emily, nor even a look out of place.

During this trip, he avoided direct comments on the issue.

Mr. Clinton had no direct comment on the bill today.

There was no immediate direct comment from the contras on the meeting.

It's a direct comment on the state of Israel.

I also made very direct comments to the Foreign Minister.

The palace has made no direct comment since the takeover took place.