21.   He meant the term as a pejorative, for underneath the mock academic tract lay bitter social commentary.

22.   He plays himself or a thinly veiled alter ego in his films, which are exuberant grab bags of physical whimsy and barbed social commentary.

23.   His book is a mystery story, not a piece of social commentary.

24.   His clever ads are almost always peppered with social commentary.

25.   His images were usually large, close-up and grainy, giving their social commentary a brooding, almost romantic darkness.

26.   His most famous TV character was a toothless, down-and-out shoe shine man who would polish the footwear of the rich and famous while making biting social commentary.

27.   If art about shape and line no longer seemed viable, artists would tackle social commentary.

28.   If people focused on one relief pitcher and his six-month old social commentary, it would be their loss.

29.   In the more recent McBain books, Hunter has sprinkled social commentary among the murders, to the delight of many readers.

30.   In most academic studies of entertainment, Senelick said, the tendency is toward grandiose social commentary.