Li Xiaochao, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, admitted the impact of the global financial crisis has been far worse than the government's had expected.And China is usually regarded as the country which, thanks to the buoyancy of domestic demand, is more likely than most to have managed to "decouple" itself from the recession gathering pace elsewhere.
He claims SMD is not the only company to be hit by these sanctions, and that many others are reticent about admitting the impact these are having.
"That's why it's more often the governments than the companies that want the terms kept quiet".Indeed, though campaigners make much noise about holding multinationals to account, most admit the bigger impact could be on the states they deal with.
There was a general lack of awareness, alongside a reluctance to admit, the full impact of diet on oral disease.
And yet, even ardent pro-Europeans admit that the impact of all this diplomatic activity has, to date, amounted to less than the sum of its parts.It is not that the EU is inactive.
"We'll have moved on to something else". Even cheerleaders such as the MP Benoit Hamon admit that the impact of the law will only go so far - as presently drafted there is no penalty for violating it.
For one thing, he admitted, the visual impact was proving less than he had hoped.
They have to hold their heads up high". But Powell admitted that the impact could have been even more significant if her team had remained in the tournament for longer.
Thomas Cook admitted that the impact of the Arab Spring had been greater than previously expected.
She also admits to the impact, growing up, of having Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Missy Elliot as neighbours.
