1.   Because operatic philanthropy has come to occupy such a central part of his life, Vilar is irked by the biting remarks directed at him in the press.

2.   Cross her, the smile freezes a bit as she cuts loose with the kind of biting remarks and cutting comments that have recipients checking for blood.

3.   Even the biting remarks carried a few strains of levity.

4.   Capt. Chris Fields cringed when he heard the biting remarks.