It was one of those dangerous moments when speech is at once sincere and deceptive; when feeling, rising high above its average depth, leaves floodmarks which are never reached again.
In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre-date the birth of Jesus, and many of them are downright deceptive in their meaning and origin.
Clicking on links in text messages Sending messages designed to trick the recipients into clicking on a deceptive link was once reserved for fake but real-looking email scams trying to fool users into visiting malicious sites on their PC, but scammers have realized there are far fewer protections on smart phones, and no small number of potential victims.
People who avoid eye contact during a conversation are often perceived as insincere, deceptive and untrustworthy.
However, the time difference between deceptive and truthful answers are less pronounced in a second language than in the native language.
Appearances are deceptive.
In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre-date the birth of Jesus, and many of them are downright deceptive in their meaning and origin.
If we bear ourselves in a deceptive and dishonest way, we may succeed temporarily.
Eyes are deceptive and legs fail, but it's the stomach that gets you in trouble!
As the number of online literature works increases, a large variety of light pornographic online novels under the deceptive cover of "romance" and "fantasy" appeared.
The North Carolina tech company is accusing Apple of infringing four of its patents and of unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Contributing writer Yudhijit Bhattacharjee explores psychology, neuroscience and con artistry to explain 'Why We Lie: The Science Behind Our Deceptive Ways'.
The lawsuits said that Trump University, which was in business from 2004 to 2010, cheated students out of thousands of dollars in tuition through high-pressure sales tactics and deceptive claims about the program.
Eyes deceptive and legs fail, but it's the stomach that gets you in trouble!
Unlike in the past, when most of the exposed schools used deceptive names and official websites that resembled those of well-known universities, 22 of the 30 fake universities imitated the names of private institutions that provide training courses for the national adult education examination, which can also be used to seek a university degree.
The website of Google said last Wednesday that it has banned ads for these "deceptive or harmful financial products" because they "can result in unaffordable payment and high default rates for users.
Appearances are deceptive.
Perhaps promises were broken, or the company was deceptive or unethical.
Alcohol keeps you warm Alcohol may make your skin feel warm, but this apparent heatwave is deceptive.
If we bear ourselves in a deceptive and dishonest way, we may succeed temporarily.