Worse, such terminology makes the 1080p debate just that much more confused.

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Either way, you don't have to look hard for evidence of such terminology being deployed in this manner - even from sources you might not anticipate.

BBC: Magazine

Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "believe, " "expect, " "may, " "will, " "intend, " "estimate, " "continue, " or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions.

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When it comes to the ECB buying the debt of sovereign governments such as Spain, there are three pieces of terminology that matter today.

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