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  • 31economical — /ˌi:kə nɒmɪk(ə)l/ adjective which saves money or materials or which is cheap ♦ economical car a car which does not use much petrol ♦ an economical use of resources using resources as carefully as possible …

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  • 32Economical with the truth — The phrase economical with the truth came into popular usage after if was used by the British then Cabinet Secretary Robert Armstrong during the Spycatcher trial in 1986. It derives from Edmund Burke: Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case …

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  • 33economical with the truth — adjective not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire I would be being economical with the truth if I were to tell you that I was enjoying myself …

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  • 34economical — See economic, economical …

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  • 35economical with the truth — euphemistic lying or deliberately withholding information. → economical …

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  • 36economical — adjective giving good value or return in relation to the resources or money expended. ↘sparing in the use of resources or money. Phrases economical with the truth euphemistic lying or deliberately withholding information …

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  • 37economical — adjective using money, time, goods etc carefully and without wasting any: an economical method of heating …

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  • 38Economical with the truth —   (UK)   If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture of a situation, without actually lying …

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  • 39economical — /ɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl / (say ekuh nomikuhl), /ikə / (say eekuh ) adjective 1. avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty. 2. economic. –phrase 3. be economical with the truth, to say the minimum required so as to give a false or misleading impression without …

  • 40economical load of a unit — optimalioji agregato apkrova statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. economical load of a unit vok. Optimalbelastung eines Blockes, f rus. оптимальная нагрузка агрегата, f pranc. charge économique d une tranche, f; charge optimale d un… …

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