81.   Still, McCurry did keep White House reporters laughing, and in his farewell performance last Thursday, most applauded him for so charmingly deflecting their questions.

82.   The national security establishment reacted to the Azerbaijani offer with considerable tact, deflecting specific questions with solemn pronouncements of further study and diplomatic mumbo-jumbo.

83.   The Pentagon deflected questions about the use of drugs.

84.   Their smiles are frozen in rictus to deflect negative questions.

85.   They deflect questions about the greatness of this team, knowing that a few injuries or a prolonged and unexpected slump could change everything.

86.   They have such pride that they constantly deflect questions about their lack of height.

87.   Tippett always looked you in the eye and never deflected a question, although the answer was never what you expected.

88.   Truong, a stocky man with piercing brown eyes, deflects most questions about his finances.

89.   Until now the White House had always deflected questions about sending Powell or another high-level official to work face-to-face on the problem, rather than over the telephone.

90.   Wednesday, he happily deflected questions about his transition plans and about the potential makeup of his cabinet.