And like the more traditional sort, scientific myths are often used to illustrate a general truth.
While in some cases (like the rice mill owners) might be true, but it is far from the truth in general terms.
Dr. PETER GOSS (Massachusetts General Hospital): The truth is that between year five and 15 after diagnosis, some 30 percent experience a recurrence of breast cancer.
If more people knew the truth about OnStar, General Motors (NYSE: GM) could also be in trouble.
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Yet the truth is that children in general are better off and safer in the western industrialised world nowadays than they have ever been.
In terms of who people trusted to tell the truth, "MPs in general" were ranked higher only than tabloid journalists.
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Relations between blacks and whites in general are better too, partly thanks to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The report of the Chilean truth commission, compiled in 1990 by General Pinochet's opponents after the return of democracy, describes the known circumstances of the 1, 261 deaths.
According to the attorney general, the government "is determined to find out the truth, be it what it may".
As I have matured in the business world and in life in general, I have found that the answer always lies in the truth.
Weisenberger, 69, a retired general contractor, says he hopes the lawsuit will bring out the truth of what happened to the people of McCullom Lake.
The general rule about such intelligence matters is that you never reveal the actual truth of such matters.
Dr. DOHRENWEND: And our general conclusion is that by and large, the veterans were telling us the truth.
Board chairman Alan Young dismissed the allegations as unfounded, but the Fiesta Bowl board said they wanted to make sure there was no truth to the charges and hired Grant Woods, a former Attorney General for Arizona, to investigate.
The truth is that the opposition to hydraulic fracturing and the oil and gas industry in general is increasingly led by people on the fringes of the political spectrum, and the tactics they use to oppose oil and gas development are becoming more extreme over time.
The truth is, the thoughts and words of the pols, the pundits, and the general public have nothing to do with the real problems.
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In general, jurors can draw on everyday experience to determine who is lying and who is telling the truth -- a skill everyone employs (with varying skill) in his or her daily life.
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