"Ignore them, " my father would say flatly.

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He knows she will say things that either flatly contradict party policy - such as declaring she would never join the euro - or that will embarrass him - such as suggesting Labour may win a second landslide.

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Officials say they have no conclusive evidence and the Chinese government has flatly denied it.

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Coalition officials flatly deny charges that they are targeting civilians, although they say Iraq places military equipment close to civilian areas in hopes of seeing coalition bombs kill civilians.

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