As vocalist, Mr. Marr delivers his lines drily and honestly without the controlled hysteria of his former partner, Morrissey.

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The official told me drily that there were "problems with the format".

ECONOMIST: European politics

Where Augustyniak is lanky, with the flyaway hair and a round-about conversational style, Amzalag is compact, drily ironic and gets crisply to the point.

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Mr Weeks does his research and drily reports that, while there may not have been a bank employee on the train, the amorous smoking couple did exist.

ECONOMIST: But who's complaining?