"I'm sorry to say." said Cleveland, "but the truth is, I know nothing about the tariff."

VOA: special.2010.05.20

"But the truth is, seventy-five percent of the children fail."

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Brennan said the truth is that the United States is at war with al-Qaida and its violent, extremist allies.

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

The act does not allow truth as a defense,unless you can prove that publishing the truth is in the public interest.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"The donors are pumping in a lot of resources." "Civil society is working on access but the truth is 75 percent of the children fail.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"For every opinion there is a counter-opinion. Someone says 'oh,he was a blowhard;' someone else says 'he was a charming,sweet guy.' I think the truth is in between;

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

I think I know The truth is hiding in your eyes And its hanging on your tongue Just boiling in my blood But you think that I can't see What kind of man that you are If you're a man at all Well, I will figure this one out on my own I'm screaming I love you so My thoughts you can't decode How did we get here?

VOA: standard.other

The problem is that "lie" also means to not tell the truth, as in "I lied to my mother."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

It is likely that the history of our own country may offer fresh examples to teach this truth to future ages."

VOA: special.2009.04.16

Now to the wordplay. Commentators and bloggers often use the word "gate" when a politician is accused of trying to hide the truth.

VOA: special.2011.07.16

She says the stories did contain some truth,though, which is that Brown went West to follow a dream and that dream came true.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Do you see now.'" The American writer, Robert Penn Warren says about Faulkner, "The important thing is the presence of the idea of truth.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

The truth of this saying is written on every page in history.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

It is different from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission where they bring people to the big towns.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07