“I am biting my tongue to avoid saying something impolitic,” a bank official wrote at the time.

“我保持缄默，以免出言不当，”一名世行官员当时写道。

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"I am biting my tongue to avoid saying something impolitic," a bank official wrote at the time.

“我保持缄默，以免出言不当，”一名世行官员当时写道。

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He has a pattern of saying impolitic things in public that lead to a backlash and an apology later.

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You can see why this impolitic ex-lieutenant governor did not last long as a politician.

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As impolitic as it is to say out loud, we need to face the fact that jobs are a necessary evil.

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