This is not just pedantry, although I am happy to admit to wanting to be careful in my use of language.
It is almost less important how many women he has won over or how many classic cars he has destroyed in the line of duty than it is that some indeterminate number of people (ascertaining that number would require getting people to admit to it) wanted to be James Bond, at least in spirit.
On the other hand, it is fair to admit that the government seems to be effectively reducing unemployment.
While pleased with some of the most recent numbers, officials admit work remains to be done in the officer ranks.
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When market moves against a trader, he or she has to be willing to admit to being wrong, Grady said.
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Our correspondent says that in a bizarre twist she did, however, admit to pretending to be related to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
It can be hard to admit that one drug that you have been giving to a lot of patients may not be doing much of anything at all.
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To date, neither side has wanted to be the first to admit this reality.
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It is just that neither side wants to be the first to admit this.
He added that the reluctance of young men to admit they may not be coping is the "biggest single obstacle" to tackling the problem.
But speaking personally, I do have to admit that I myself have thought myself to be a better driver because of video games.
The Butler inquiry criticises the British dossier for failing to admit that the tubes would have had to be substantially re-engineered to make them suitable for centrifuges.
You have to be a strong person to admit that to yourself and sort it out, rather than bottling it up.
You have to be willing to learn and admit to making mistakes.
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Because most of them would admit that they wanted to be Annette.
When Shane Warne was out to a freakish catch from Geraint Jones, I must admit I thought it was going to be tough to survive another eight or so overs.
Some analysts believed to be close to the security establishment admit that the Pakistani intelligence services nurtured these groups as a foreign policy tool, but say they are no longer under the army's control and have taken on a life of their own.
Can we please get our leaders on both sides of the aisle to admit some provisions are great and some provisions need to be changed?
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Humanity, and the ability to admit mistakes, might be one area where Cook can outperform Jobs.
Although many clergy admit privately that celibacy has to be reassessed, it is not on any official agenda.
One possibility, loth though experts would be to admit it, is mere fashion.
They refuse to admit that they MAY be a bit too partisan on this issue and that they simply do NOT know everything.
Sweeney did, however, admit that he falsely claimed to be a PhD student at the LSE in his application to enter North Korea.
Unsurprisingly, when he talked to Facebook product managers he could not get them to admit that there could be any suppression going on.
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Not much more than this: 4% of the respondents were honest enough, or dumb enough, to admit that they can be swayed by a celebrity endorser.
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"It's as stressful as stress but, whereas stress management courses are 10 a penny, organizations are terrified to admit their workers might be bored, " she adds.
But even they would admit that there is something to be said for allowing practice to vary from state to state, in that it keeps the game from being all-or-nothing.
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