Analysts argue that most investors are sophisticated enough to read between the lines of their recommendations.

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One usually has to read between the lines to work out what the authors really think.

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Cardiologists trying to read between the lines of the press releases assume his grafts must be holding up, because the stent was not placed in a bypassed artery.

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In Saudi Arabia you need to read between the lines.

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Tax lawyers and accountants exist because the system is so unfathomably complex that you need someone in your corner not only to read the fine print, but also to read between the lines.

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For the role he had to master riding a horse, and read between the lines with his co-star Judi Dench, who played Queen Victoria.

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