    Sentence 1: Responding later ,  Edward Skyler , a spokesman for the  mayor , said , “ The comptroller 's  statements , while noteworthy for  ‘thelr sensationalism , bear no  relation to the facts .         Sentence 2: Jordan Barowitz , a    Michael Bloomberg said : " The  Comptroller 's statements , while  noteworthy for their sensationalism  , bear no relation to the facts.”