Mr. Clinton's impromptu comments helped underscore the differences between the United States, which has sought to keep its ground troops out of the war, and key European allies, which have thousands of peacekeeping troops in Bosnia, on how to respond to the war.

"Truly our country has reached the point where anything was expected," a television anchorwoman said tonight in an impromptu comment after the broadcast of the President's resignation.

My first venture was an impromptu comment offered at a luncheon meeting.

In impromptu comments to reporters, Mr. Gingrich said, "We've said all along we think it's very, very important to balance the budget and get as large a tax cut as possible while balancing the budget."

But the column went on to cite by name the the man who drafted it, Nick Balamaci, and to juxtapose the talk against a less-ringing impromptu comment by the Mayor on the same occasion.

After the article was published, the writer made an impromptu comment in a radio interview, noting that Andrea has multiple-personality disorder.

In 1925, Lord Hawke, then the Yorkshire president, expressing his hope that an amateur would always be available to captain the national side, had made the impromptu comment, "Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England."

And his statement was not an impromptu comment in the heat of a press conference.

The Governor, in impromptu comments following a news conference, said he hoped the Yankees' principal owner would not be forced into such a situation, but added that if he was, "I wish he would talk to us."

This is not a subject that I am prepared to make impromptu comments on.