Rather than let those facts be known, she found that friends were willing to lie about what the person had really paid.

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Ms. Lewinsky had no apparent motive to lie to her friends, family members, and counselors.

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Interestingly enough, however, the willingness to lie was strongest when friends were physically present, as opposed to when they were absent.

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By "other contexts" he means playing in the pressure of competition, but also driving off the first tee in front of friends and hitting off a downhill lie.

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On Wednesday, Sen Manchin said allegations by America's top gun lobby group, the National Rifle Association, that the proposal would require checks for sales and gifts between family and friends and lead to a national registry as "a lie".

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Many of my friends had no choice but to get married and live a lie because they couldn't bear the disappointment of their families.

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In the long term, Mr Kabila may find his troubles lie less with his enemies than with his would-be friends.

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