But instead of admitting defeat, Morgan Stanley proudly says it performed well.
Instead of admitting as much, Ross borrowed a page from the politician's playbook.
Instead of admitting they were wrong too, the Tories are going on the offensive.
I told her I was really busy with work instead of admitting to my intense, sweaty sessions with Alyma.
But instead of admitting that lack of funding has produced this state of affairs, reformers seek to vilify universities.
But instead of admitting he got the Saddam threat wrong, Mr. Wolfowitz lectured Americans not to be impatient.
Instead of admitting its wrongdoing, the administration uses fear (9/11 again?) as an excuse, and then attacks someone else.
Instead of admitting that she was admiring the sexy red lingerie, she indicates the virginal white nightie.
In retrospect, I was rejecting the truth, the way I have in malfunctioning romantic relationships — engaging in maddening repetition instead of admitting the thing was broken.
Instead of admitting your crust is like cardboard, have past governors and Springfield pooh-bahs, like House Speaker Michael Madigan, admitting fiscal malfeasance: "Sorry for bankrupting you, suckers".
Dr Feltenstein believed, wrongly, the authors suggest, that Thomas had delirium tremens but, instead of admitting him to hospital, he injected him with morphine.
