At some point the deficit will create a moment of truth.

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With Mr Switon threatening self-immolation on one side and the world's Jewish community looking on from the other, the Polish church faces a moment of truth.

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Too bad, then, for any Malaysians who have a moment of truth on the subway, especially if the faith to which they are called happens not to be Islam.

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If the share price activity is anything to go by the moment of truth is a small vote against Samsung so far.

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However, at the heart of this is an economic truth, assuming for a moment that shopping is indeed for some set of the population a social activity rather than a hunt for desirables.

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The moment of truth is only a week away.

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When the moment of truth arrived, it was delectable, a perfectly al dente, subtly flavored pasta (with mussels and squid, it turned out) dressed, not drowned, in a piquant, bottarga-laced tomato sauce.

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Every company, no matter how customer focused, experiences that moment of truth when they are at risk of losing a valuable customer forever or securing them for life.

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These tempests obscure a larger truth about Thomas: that this year has also been, for him, a moment of triumph.

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