Our impression -- and the words in our report are as straightforward as we can say them -- it needed work.

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In other words, she is seeking a straightforward secular explanation for the historical phenomenon that Christianity itself ascribes to the work of the Holy Spirit.

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In a words-are-cheap world, deals are sealed with sincere smiles and straightforward signals.

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