Not only have I benefited from an increase in compensation, but I can honestly say that my job satisfaction is at an all-time high.

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But I can honestly say that, in my many conversations with him, the dominant tone he struck was optimism and certainty, both for Apple and for the digital revolution as a whole.

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It is perhaps not every reporter's idea of a good time, but I can honestly say that covering the Stafford Hospital public inquiry was one of the most fascinating and memorable years of my life.

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As for the woman herself: She was punctual, polite, fabulously turned out but I can honestly say by the end I had no more insight on Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta the person, than I did at the start.

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But now I can honestly say we have a staffing customer.

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"I can honestly say I didn't see it but Joe Simpson's nose looks like there was a head-butt, " he said.

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"I can honestly say the forecast isn't real good, but maybe we'll get lucky, " said Slugger White, the tour's vice president of rules and competition.

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