When the deal fails to close both parties have plausible deniability for misleading the sales rep.

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As a practical matter, however, Murdoch and Ailes seem to be wavering in their commitment to plausible deniability.

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But Mr Blair and Mr Brown always had the cover of plausible deniability.

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Plausible deniability notwithstanding, as independent business owners we all have these feast-or-famine periods.

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As for plausible deniability, the CBS report is clear that the White House and State Department did not make those changes.

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Finally, IW, if sophisticated enough, could create adequate levels of plausible deniability.

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The human animal hates accountability, and that is why most plans take great pains to plan in plenty of room for ambiguity, excuses, finger pointing, and plausible deniability.

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Making a sizable release in the wake of Isaac would at least provide some plausible deniability, and would even serve as an economic boost to the economy in the form of lower gasoline prices.

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We crave wiggle room and plausible deniability.

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Or perhaps they want to retain the right of plausible I-never-got-it deniability as a way of not responding to an e-mail message.

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