Ask them to be brutally honest about what needs to be fixed, and to estimate the cost of repairs.

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Do you want me always to be brutally honest with you or do you want some protection from what's happening?

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If James doesn't feel he can be brutally honest with Wade (and vice versa), he can use Chalmers to broadcast the message.

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We're not looking any further than that, to be brutally honest.

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Ask a friend who will be brutally honest with you.

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Then be brutally honest about the cost of inaction.

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"I'm going to be brutally honest, " said Mr. Alexander.

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It is on this topic where the supporters groups need to be brutally honest with MLS. Are they adamantly opposed to any type of licensing, or would they be willing to consider some level of licensing oversight on their part?

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But to access all that possibility we must be honest with ourselves, perhaps brutally so, about where we still stand as business and organizational leaders.

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For another, they don't tend to be prima donnas, because tiger parents are brutally honest.

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