But his science-based frankness sometimes contrasts with ordinary energy politics, which are often more centered on narrower economic interests.
"A true relationship between friends is based on sincerity, candor and frankness, rather than mere courtesy," the prince told reporters, alluding to what was apparently a strained exchange between the two diplomats.
In other words, we read the court's opinion as meaning that a finding of doubtful trust and reliability could justifiably be based on appellant's lack of frankness, cf. Garner v. Board of Public Works, 341 U.S. 716, 71 S.Ct.
Because of Santayana's well-known frankness, many scholars consider Santayana a latent homosexual based on this evidence.
American audiences (and those in Hong Kong, where the director, Stanley Kwan, is based) may not find this movie terribly shocking, but its sexual and political frankness have made it virtually unreleasable in China.
Kambanellis, who was always attracted to contemporary versions of classic tales, had first written the script as a play, Stella With the Red Gloves, based on Carmen, but it was never produced on the Greek stage because of its sexual frankness.
Its construction was based on the observation that some persons tend to exaggerate their symptoms because of excessive openness and frankness and may obtain high scores on the clinical scales; others may exhibit unusually low scores because of defensiveness.
"We believe that if this information were to be made public, frankness and policy development would inevitably be inhibited and ministers would be prevented from taking decisions based on the fullest understanding of the issues involved". Government departments often coordinate their responses to FOI requests.
With more than a dozen newspapers that compete for national attention and a publishing model that is based on appealing to readers far more than advertisers, the British news media market is a brutal and competitive crucible; it breeds frankness, excellence and a fair amount of excess.
Or frankness, honesty, integrity.
