Like other illusions, it served a purpose for a while, though that could not last.

ECONOMIST: The

But we shouldn't be under too many illusions: even if manufacturing companies like Jaguar can help increase UK exports, many economists doubt they can be a major source of new jobs over the long term.

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Mr Banks, by contrast, though outwardly cheery, has no illusions about how other Americans see people like himself.

ECONOMIST: The poor

Though he had always felt like an outsider, he was surprised by the viciousness of the attacks, losing 14 pounds and any illusions that he would be accepted by the upper crust.

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