"The only absolute fact is that we do not know the cause of this accident, " it said.

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However it is an absolute fact that the stiff annual 1.95% cost Federated nicks its Kauffman shareholders for remains unchanged.

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It is an absolute fact that there is no way to achieve the kind of balance in a broad deficit reduction package, a balance that requires significant revenues, without rates going up on top earners.

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And it is an absolute fact in our history that when our middle class is strong, when the economy is growing from the middle out instead of from the top down, our country is stronger and our people are better off.

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On the other hand, NASD had evidence that, as a matter of practice, Ochanpaugh did not in fact have absolute control over Wisdom Mission.

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Ignoring for a second that this comparison completely ignores the vastly different risk profile of these two investments, it also ignores the fact that on an absolute basis, a 2% dividend yield is among the lowest in history and portends very low returns going forward.

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In fact, as Putin has moved to secure absolute power in Russia, he has relied heavily on fellow alumni of the Soviet KGB and other security services.

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In fact, even now Suharto's sway is not absolute.

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In fact there are many countries with worse debt burdens, both in absolute terms and relative to the size of the economy.

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Mr Quine developed a theory of language according to which truths of fact blend into truths of meaning, so that there is no absolute distinction between the two.

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