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[Thai Economics Library | Archives (for history)]
March 08, 2008

Revelations

revelations (noun) -
a. The act of making something known to people.
b. a surprising and interesting fact made known to people

revelations about Y
carefully leaked revelations
revelations about the celebrity's sex life
calls for him to resign over revelations that Y
revelations of fraud and embezzlement
revelations about his string of dancing partners and unsuitable friends
discovered new revelations
exclusive revelations
discovered new revelations showing that Y
rumours and fresh revelations continued to emerge
revelations in the wake of Y
revelations about her personal life
revelations sent from god
revelations from her close friend and associate but now bitter enemy


Example sentences:

* "The BBC's Board of Management is rallying round beleaguered director general John Birt amid a stream of calls for him to resign over revelations about his special tax arrangements."

* "The dispute deepened with revelations that the BBC board was not told of the tax arrangement and was not aware that the director-general job had not been advertised before Mr Birt was appointed."

* "Young people seem to be particularly able readers of body language and other non-verbal revelations of attitude."

* "Revelations of large-scale fraud and embezzlement at Jordan's second largest commercial bank, Petra Bank, resulted in the seizure of its assets in August 1989."

* "The carefully leaked revelations about her battle with the binge-eating disease bulimia nervosa and her suicide attempts had caused her husband's friends to hit back."

* "Revelations about his string of dancing partners and unsuitable friends might have earned him a reputation not unlike his mother's reputation."

* "When the new revelations in the book about Diana were made the Queen personally intervened."

* "The magazine's exclusive revelations that the couple were not sharing one bedroom at the hotel came as close aides tried to insist Charles and Diana were closer than ever."

* "The magazine has discovered new revelations showing how close Diana came to walking out and still might."

* "The revelations came in the wake of a major funding scandal.'

* "In March rumours and fresh revelations continued to emerge concerning the governor of the Bank of Spain."

* "The revelations have brought calls for an investigation."

* "The actual existence of that civilization is now accepted in the light of the new archaeological revelations."

* "Last night Marje refused to comment on the magazine's revelations about her personal life."

* "Unlike the mystic, the prophetic visionary believes that he undergoes this fearful experience for the sake of mankind: God does not send these revelations for their own edification but for the sake of their people."


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