In unusually frank language, former chairman of the government's Committee on Standards in Public Life Sir Alistair Graham, told Channel Four that the deal had «the smell of a semi-corrupt arrangement.» (politics.co.uk)
«With frank language and patient plotting, this gangly teen crush grows into a confident adult love affair.» (simonandschuster.com)
In stunningly frank language, the mayor accused the governor of deliberately thwarting his Albany agenda out of political pique and revenge — and hurting New Yorkers in the process. (nydailynews.com)