Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 hoping that Brussels would help solve the "Cyprus problem, " which is the drably euphemistic name for the U.N.

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Among those, 78 - less than a quarter of one percent - were separated for reasons related to the euphemistic "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

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Rebecca John, a criminal lawyer who spoke with the commission, said the "very lexicon of the law" needs to be changed to remove euphemistic and outdated terms.

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"Eventful" may be a horribly euphemistic adjective to describe the last 12 months in the stock market, rife with bailouts, bankruptcies, credit problems and collapses of major financial institutions.

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It is a euphemistic term used to describe a political accommodation which, in the current debate, has been carefully "spun" to confuse and play on public sensitivities and emotions.

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Consider the scant and mostly euphemistic treatment of the issue in the new Conservative Action Project manifesto dubbed the Mount Vernon Statement, released with much fanfare on February 17.

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That is just a euphemistic cover.

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All of this is couched under euphemistic marketing language about identifying aggressive driving behavior in your teen (or your fleet drivers, if you're the paranoid trucking co. manager-type instead of paranoid parent) and nipping it in the bud early, but don't be fooled, kids -- what this really means is no more clandestine trips to the liquor store without the 'rents finding out.

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