He insisted, like an American teenager who's signed the "True Love Waits" vow of celibacy until their wedding day, that we must be patient, stop fumbling and hold on for the manifesto, while fluttering his eyelids so that we all know that he's been round the back of the bike shed with the Guardian, and it's all true.
You've read about default rates rising on federal student loans, and it's all true, but perhaps as dangerous to taxpayers is the exploding opportunity in recent years for borrowers to choose debtor-friendly repayment options while technically avoiding default.
What happens is you get the audience thinking 'Well, maybe it's not all true, but probably some of it is true.
To begin with, while it's true that all but a few mass murderers have been men, the twins cherry-pick their examples and simply ignore nonwhite killers.
If it's true that all economists believe in the notion of free trade, then they also largely believe that government efforts to control prices invariably end in tears.
While it's not true that all of her best work came later, Lombard hit her slightly cockeyed stride in the mid-to-late 1930s.
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"The misinformation is a cause of real concern, and leads to lots of families becoming very hopeful and finding out it's not true at all, " he said.
While it's true that Israel's backers in the U.S. go far beyond the Jewish community, and while it's also true that many American Jews all but ignore Israel in the voting booth, Dorf is pretty pleased with how the election went.
And that's not only true, but it's something that cuts across all demographic and geographic barriers.
While Wal-Mart squeezes margins of suppliers of all sizes, it's still true that smaller companies tend to feel a tighter pinch.
"It's true that we are involved in all the competitions so we know it's going to be hard for us physically, " he added.
"We have had a completely different argument from the Conservative party so it's not true to say people see all the parties as the same, " she said.
This is certainly true on a day-to-day basis -- we look to our friends for guidance all the time -- but it's true in a qualitative manner, and when we try to quantify the qualitative, math fails.
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And I emphasize, it doesn't mean that everybody who is a Muslim practices it this way, or even knows that, that's all true.
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This isn't all due to Stoudemire's return, but it is also true that the duo has never been dynamic while sharing the ball.
"It's an absolute dream come true, I've dreamed about this all my life, " said McDowell, who won his fifth European Tour title in Wales two weeks ago.
And it's true that the resurgence of patriarchal succession in one company does not spell doom for all reform.
Now, it's entering another business with the Sunboost3 all-in-one solar module, and if it's hopes and dreams come true, you'll start seeing these on a slew of upcoming handsets.
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But if you say, "We can offer coverage for all Americans, and it won't cost a penny, " that's just not true.
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As well as all the factors blocking those from non-traditional backgrounds from entering politics, it's certainly true that some of those with the talent might be put off by what they see.
And it's just - it's important to try to sort out all that rhetoric and really just get down to whether something is true or not.
They acted on a conviction that rings as true today as it did two centuries ago: unlocking a nation's potential depends on empowering all its people.
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And if it's true that fame is changing, and celebrity is being democratized in the 21st century, maybe we all are going to one day wind up on a platform, standing high above a pool.
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