Its rapid motion, combined with the presence of an unusually hostile Saharan Air Layer, prevented tropical cyclogenesis for several days.

But voters and candidates alike seemed ready for an unusually hostile campaign to draw to a close.

Chaplin was subjected to unusually hostile treatment by the press while promoting the opening of the film, and some boycotts took place during its short run.

In a nation where important issues are typically resolved by consensus, the dispute has divided politicians, commentators and citizens into unusually hostile camps.

An unusually hostile atmosphere pervaded last night's board meeting.

It also marks a low point for the British news media during a period of unusually hostile relations between the press and Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Government.

Mr. Gilligan denied that the work environment was unusually hostile.

That afternoon, Jesse is unusually hostile towards Nova and deserts her.

Pandering - one of the few remaining dogmas of traditional politics - has received an unusually hostile press this year.

But at an unusually hostile news conference here, reporters repeatedly asked why the latest report did not include figures on the 350 institutions the Government has taken over.