And in a perverse way, they can actually justify this claim of correctness because of all the mixed signals ricocheting around the discussion.

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The truth, if you will forgive my own mixed metaphors, is that it is very difficult to claim with any certainty whether today's growth figures mark a turning of the tide or a false dawn for the economy.

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If Mr Cameron offers Israel mixed messages, he does so with the blessing of America's president, normally reliable diplomatic sources claim.

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