Even when the facts are known, Megacle feels duty-bound to his friend, one of those points of honor that in opera one simply must accept.
Journalists signal their impartiality by quoting people on opposing sides of an argument and avoid drawing conclusions, even when the facts are clear.
For one thing, you need to have an intimate grasp of the workings of human psychology — you have to understand that this story, above any other, will elude scrutiny even when the facts that justify it are sparse.
German intelligence, the Gehlen Organisation, was presented with evidence of Eichmann's changing identities and locations, but sat on a report of his whereabouts, failing to act even when the facts were clear.
In many great songs a larger, universal modicum of truth is revealed and resonates on a personal level with the listener, even when the facts make no sense at all.
From his scholarship years at a Catholic boys' grammar school, he had a precocious passion for language and an ability to make it dance to his tune, even when the facts did not fit.
Sometimes a firm hand is needed for diplomacy to work in the defence of democracy and liberties.Jaime Bermúdez Former minister of foreign affairs Luis Guillermo Plata Former minister of trade Bogotá* SIR - Sometimes it is easier to ascribe actions to sinister purposes, even when the facts lead elsewhere ("Just collecting the rent, really", Americas view, December 22nd).
We tend to side with people who share our identity — even when the facts disagree — and calling someone a flip-flopper is a way of calling them morally suspect, as if those who change their minds are in some way being unfaithful to their group.
And even when the facts are on your desk, they have to be customised and "politicised".
Many well known parachurch organizations refused to comment on the article even when the facts stared them in the face.
