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Another witness who was in his car close to the metro station showed the BBC footage he took of the two soldiers lying on the street in their uniforms while being treated by medics.

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But lying is also a “devil’s tool,” and lying is very much what is going on here.

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"Is Farage saying here that around 20 people who go on the record, who either experienced or witnessed this kind of abuse, are we all lying?" he asked.

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The last time the UK saw a widespread white Christmas was back in 2010, when snow fell at 19% of weather stations, and very unusually, 83% of stations reported snow lying on the ground.

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Asked by the child why grownups always lie, Phillip answers that it’s because lying is easier than telling the truth.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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