11.   But he had made his point and, more important for a candidate whose sharp tongue has landed him in trouble before, he made it without an edge.

12.   But his sharp tongue has drawn quick response from the Clinton administration and lawmakers from Washington and Missouri, the home states of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.

13.   But in a world of sharp tongues and sharper elbows, Meriwether was softly self-possessed, inspiring confidence among equals and hero-worship among underlings.

14.   But my sharp tongue was tamed when that first big contraction hit.

15.   By the same token, he has not curbed his own sharp tongue.

16.   Despite a reputation for a sharp tongue, House Majority Leader Dick Armey has largely avoided controversy in recent weeks while Speaker Newt Gingrich stayed in the hot seat.

17.   Ditto Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose sharp tongue sits atop an ever swelling paunch.

18.   Did players flower or wither under his sharp tongue?

19.   Especially because the worst thing going against Hillary, so far, is the possibility that her sharp tongue caused the White House travel staff to change hands.

20.   Enter Parcells, an old-fashioned, no-nonsense coach with a sharp tongue and the face of a truck driver.