Air Marshal Timo Anderson, director general of the Military Aviation Authority, addressed MPs in a private talk, and gave a stark assessment on cuts expected to be outlined next week.
Will that be the case for these latest beneficiaries of private equity talk?
This is what you get when you half-talk about guaranteeing sovereign debt, and half-talk about private sector burden-sharing, and half-talk about the possibility of restructuring sovereign debt.
With its location in the high-end commercial Mayfair area of central London, talk of private equity deals and hedge funds can be heard among the well-groomed clientele.
Looking at now-released cabinet records concerning the invasion of Suez (1956), the US and British-supported overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq (1953) and the overthrow of the elected government of British Guiana (1953), Mr Curtis finds talk in private only of oil and other strategic interests.
So the vacuum is filled with talk about the private lives of famous people.
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Obama's public talk and the private work of his team are aimed at more comprehensive assistance tied to viability.
And peppered with talk of accelerating private infrastructure projects and making it easier for first-time buyers to get a mortgage.
While acknowledging that this is essentially a matter for the private sector, he should talk about what his administration is doing to assist.
Although there has been talk of using private hospitals to deal with bed shortages in the National Health Service, the government seems unwilling to pay for this help.
Investors who were supposed to be cheered by talk of getting private capital back to India were instead puzzled by a plan for retrospectively levying tax on big firms.
First, the Kauffman Foundation delivered a state of Entrepreneurship address at the National Press Club, then everyone moved over to the White House to talk about various private sector efforts.
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For most of her tenure as leader of the Christian Democrats, Angela Merkel has refused to talk about her private life, because it is nobody's business and her husband is publicity-shy.
And talk of a rival private-sector bid (see article) has so far got nowhere.
Mr. GAFFNEY: In the state level, we're suggesting that should be (cross talk) over the private level.
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That may seem like science fiction to many, and private companies don't usually talk down the promise of their products.
By all accounts, though, Albright's public tough talk turns charming in private.
In private, people shake their heads and talk about madness and deafness to reason.
There are pending reforms to enact, such as a bankruptcy law and a measure to encourage private investment in public works, and talk of more ambitious steps to follow.
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Lord Foulkes said while Gen Dannatt had been free to talk about troop numbers in private it was "completely unprecedented to make political statements whilst you are a serving officer".
Sometimes commentators talk about the public and private sector as if they are completely different worlds but I've been to a private company that works largely for the public sector - in particular in education and health.
This is the first time a company is letting Kaggle talk about the nature of its private competition, says Kaggle founder Anthony Goldbloom.
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Despite some talk of a bigger role for private placements, this is not the best time to start forging relationships with new creditors if existing ones turn unfriendly.
The players also have their own lounge to talk football strategy or to dine in private, as well as their own spa.
Unlike House Speaker Dennis Hastert and minority leader Richard Gephardt, who are barely on speaking terms, Lott and Daschle have a private phone line so they can bypass aides and talk directly to each other.
But he will talk about one of his favorites, a private moment on a hill in San Francisco.
The private, liberal Dream 2 channel's 10 PM talk show also interviewed a range of people, none of whom saw the curfew as helpful.
He asks the congregation to talk to God, and a couple of thousand private conversations resonate in the hall.
And Mr Morgan reaffirmed his cautious approach to the private finance initiative (PFI) - which has dominated conference talk.
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