Acknowledging past mistakes is thus an act of affirmation, not of shamefacedness. |
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The failed prosecution added to the department's shamefacedness in its fight against a criminal conspiracy which, it now transpires, centred on the City of London. |
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In response to such shamefacedness, I find myself thinking longingly of Helen – the ancient rather than the modern version – of Troy, that coruscating dervish, point of all narrative and dazzling blonde light. |
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