31. "I don't mean that as a shot across the bow at the players that nobody is OK," 32. "This report is a shot across the bow , " said Sen . Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat. 33. "I don't think it is meant as a shot across the bow , " said Boeing spokesman Ken Mercer. 34. That would surely represent a shot across the bow of NBC, which has long been the network leader in that young adult group. 35. "Sometimes it's nice to throw a shot across the bow , " Bauerle said . " The tone has to be set. 36. "It was mainly a shot across the bow to say something's really wrong here, and we really need to do something. 37. "It's a shot across the bow , warning all airlines not to overreact when a small guy enters the market," 38. When the California crisis grew severe last December, the commission issued a refund order, a shot across the bow for generators charging high prices. 39. "These Games are like a shot across the bow , " he said . " The athletes who are caught are disgraced in their country. 40. But I believe the proposal is a strong warning _ a shot across the bows of these federations that we think there is a problem there.