1.   It was only in such oblique ways that he referred to his state of deserted, now divorced, husband.

2.   And in its own oblique way, the glass tower was also an imperial gesture.

3.   Anti-abortion groups have been trying for years to use this side issue as an oblique way to get at all abortions.

4.   If the prime minister, a crafty politician, was willing to offer any criticism, it was done in a very oblique way.

5.   In a wonderfully oblique way, it also works as a heart-warming relationship drama.

6.   Phillips has an effectively oblique way of infusing the book with an awareness of history.

7.   The Malaysian writer in English seeks more oblique ways to re-order these pasts in his work in a manner suitable for contemplation.