In the good years, the Asians' increasing exchange of trade and investment with each other, and even their tourists' desire to lie on each others' beaches, helped make their growth mutually reinforcing.

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When there were large discrepancies, even strangers were likely to show some empathy and lie to help them save face.

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Even if you think Shell is evil and will lie to achieve their goals, now you know Greenpeace is the exact same way.

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"King Edward VII's Hospital cares for sick people, and it was extremely foolish of your presenters even to consider trying to lie their way through to one of our patients, let alone actually make the call, " wrote hospital chairman Lord Glenarthur.

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"King Edward VII's Hospital cares for sick people, and it was extremely foolish of your presenters even to consider trying to lie their way through to one of our patients, let alone actually make the call, " wrote the chairman, Simon Glenarthur.

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"I have tried countless times, even now I lie there all night and sit there all day trying to work out what happened, have the answers to every question that everyone has for me, " he added.

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But even with all its shortcomings and sentimental fudges, there is something about McCarthy's refusal to lie down and play the victim that gives it a comic edge.

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Police had even trained him in counter-surveillance after he was told he would have to "live and hold a lie" for the rest of his life.

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Scattered across a 125-mile network of well-marked trails managed by the local not-for-profit Methow Valley Sport Trails Association lie aspen groves, isolated ranches, foraging mule deer, and enough slippery descents to make even the most experienced powder hounds grip tightly to their ski poles.

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