But the MP told the BBC he had chosen his words carefully and did not regret the timing of the statement.

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Mr Ward had, at first, reacted by telling BBC News he had chosen his words carefully and did not regret the timing of the statement.

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Today the peacocking is gone, but not the attentiveness: The jeans, T-shirt and sneakers are carefully chosen and expensive.

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It is not enough, they say, for Mr Trichet to talk down the euro with carefully chosen adjectives.

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