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.
By all accounts, though, Albright's public tough talk turns charming in private.
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".
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.
The players also have their own lounge to talk football strategy or to dine in private, as well as their own spa.
In private, people shake their heads and talk about madness and deafness to reason.
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.
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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He asks the congregation to talk to God, and a couple of thousand private conversations resonate in the hall.
But he will talk about one of his favorites, a private moment on a hill in San Francisco.
Except for talk of real estate prices in Beijing and Shanghai, no topic has managers of private equity funds more engaged and energized than RMB funds.
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.
Mr. GAFFNEY: In the state level, we're suggesting that should be (cross talk) over the private level.
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Politicians cannot help themselves: they talk to their supporters and often say things they may later regret, especially in what they believe are private fund-raisers where they can speak their minds and try to convince their donors that they fervently embrace their causes.
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Using Tello's gear, the company says, an office in, say, Denver can talk and work on documents with colleagues, partners or customers in New York or New Delhi via phone, private phone exchanges, instant message, BlackBerry, cellular and other networks.
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