These are all very difficult issues and neither of us are under any illusions that they will be solved overnight.

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Both our art and our literature go to great pains to destroy our illusions and remind us that they are merely ink on paper or oil paint on canvas.

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These young women are under no illusions about the challenges they face.

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When Mexicans discuss the news, they talk often about pantallas screens, illusions, behind which are more screens, all created to obscure the facts.

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