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  • 31economical with the truth — Causing deception or misunderstanding by revealing only a selection of available information • • • Main Entry: ↑economy * * * used euphemistically to describe a person or statement that lies or deliberately withholds information * * * economical… …

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  • 32economical of space — index compact (dense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33economical of words — index laconic, sententious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34economical with the truth —    To say that a person is economical with the truth means that, without actually lying, they omit important facts or give incomplete information.     The politician was accused of being economical with the truth …

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  • 35economical with the truth —    lying    Famously said by the Secretary of the British Cabinet, Sir Robert Armstrong, in a legal action ill advisedly brought by Mrs Thatcher in Australia to try to prevent the publication of confidential, inaccurate, and largely… …

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  • 36Economical with the truth — The phrase economical with the truth came into popular usage after if was used by the British then Cabinet Secretary Robert Armstrong during the Spycatcher trial in 1986. It derives from Edmund Burke: Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case …

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  • 37economical with the truth — adjective not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire I would be being economical with the truth if I were to tell you that I was enjoying myself …

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  • 38economical with the truth — euphemistic lying or deliberately withholding information. → economical …

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  • 39Economical with the truth —   (UK)   If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture of a situation, without actually lying …

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  • 40economical load of a unit — optimalioji agregato apkrova statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. economical load of a unit vok. Optimalbelastung eines Blockes, f rus. оптимальная нагрузка агрегата, f pranc. charge économique d une tranche, f; charge optimale d un… …

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