Quiet and intense, O'Neill described himself recently as a "free-ranging, self-admitted maverick, " but he's also a wonk, drilling down into the details of a problem personally until he finds what he wants.
If even a self-admitted gang member gets off a plane in San Salvador or Tegucigalpa, but there is no evidence to try him for a crime, he has to be allowed to walk free.
Lloyd Nimetz comes from a self-admitted privileged background.
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Only in December when Obama the Compromiser stopped bashing Wall Street (which was willing to accept new regulation for its self-admitted lax oversight of Collateralized Debt Obligations, or CDOs), and soft-pedaled his tax increase insanity, did this economy move again in earnest.
Then, charges of self-dealing never officially admitted dogged the executive in the past year: allegations he gave out business to firms that made personal loans to him and ran a hedge fund that traded the same commodities Chesapeake manufactured.
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In the end, Gervais admitted in his usual self-deprecating manner that he may have bitten off more than he could chew.
Hyundai and Kia admitted in early November that self-calculated estimates for gas mileage were too high, following an investigation that was prompted by the EPA. The problem affected 35 percent of 2011, 2012 and 2013 model-year vehicles sold through Oct. 31, 2012.
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It said hundreds of those who had sought help admitted having suicidal thoughts or wanted to self-harm as a result of bullying.
Mr Keene, of Bath, denies murder but has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of loss of self-control.
Emissions are falling by less than a percentage point a year, and the government has admitted that it will fail to meet a self-imposed target of a 20% reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions on 1990 levels by next year, even though the recession has cut economic activity.
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The self-confessed UVF members walked into Antrim police station in 2008 and admitted their involvement in the murder of leading UDA member Tommy English eight years earlier.
The interior minister, Rashid Nurgaliev, has even admitted as much by saying that ordinary Russians had the right to self-defence if attacked by the police.
Peter Levene, Chairman of the London-based insurers Lloyd's, admitted the mood among corporate representatives would need to be more reflective and self-critical than usual.
Though al-'Owhali signed documents waiving his Miranda rights against self-incrimination, his current attorneys say his rights were violated and his statements should not be admitted into the trial.
Those who complete the route in the allotted time are officially admitted to the Three Peaks of Yorkshire Club, a coveted badge of honour for every self-respecting British walker.
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