But even more to the point, when Ms. Lewinsky was asked thedirect question at the grand jury whether she interpreted the gift of the Vancouver bear carving as a signal to her to 'be strong in your decision to continue to conceal the relationship, ' her direct, one-word answer was 'no.
To use the word "on occasion" in this context is, according to the managers, a direct lie to the grand jury for which the president should be removed from office.