She could not guess what was in his mind as he voiced this rather, under the circumstances, unusual statement.

"The committee must study the report of counsel and the exhibits," the panel said recently in an unusual public statement.

"You seem to accept unusual statements pretty calmly," Keen said.

So a remarkable group of law school deans and constitutional scholars argues in a highly unusual statement.

That seemed like an unusual statement coming from Calipari.

That is an unusual statement from Tisch, who rarely offers an opinion on personnel or the coaches.

Mr President, I should like to start by making an unusual statement.

"I would call that a most unusual statement."

Still, that's an unusual statement coming from the second-highest goal scorer for the Rangers so far this season.

Several weeks later, The Times published an unusual statement assessing its coverage.