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Mary took his stories at face value and did not know he was joking.

Among the thousands of comments about the news on the Net East news portal, almost none appeared to take the verdict at face value.

But some psychologists are now beginning to ask if such studies can be taken at face value.

For the moment, let's put aside concerns about the economic forecast on which the budget is based and take their figures at face value.

The only glimmer of hope is that the jury refused to accept the shambolic official version of events at face value, and threw it out.

It would be nice to think we could take the new informal office at face value, but the whispers of complaint are clearly audible.

However, taken at face value, remarks made at the conference by a high-ranking ABC official appeared to quash these rumors.

James Sherman, who taught theology and European history to Dennis, said that he never would take anything at face value.

Men are good at another one with a lie to deceive a woman, the frightening thing is women are taken at face value for these lies!

The West be would be wise at least to consider Medvedev's comments at face value.

At face value, the article seems to indicate that the motor was nearly ready for action.

None of the important information they sent to Moscow was accepted at face value, unless it could be confirmed from other sources.

Except for Mr. Trichet, however, few seem to take that statement at face value.

It is tempting to take the invitation to talk at face value and hold forth with a whole series of home truths.

If all this could be taken at face value, it would indeed be big stuff.

"I'm probably the only person in Washington who takes George at face value, " said former national security adviser Samuel R.

By default, these declarations are taken at face value and do not specify any underlying semantics.

What are the potential consequences for China, its people and its economy, of pseudo-science being taken at face value?

At that point, Beijing had an excuse, in public at least, to take his claims of innocence at face value.

Do not take these images and representations at face value - you are to view and analyze these movies critically.

At face value, it's just a dull, conversational opener.

IF YOU take President Robert Mugabe's recent declaration at face value, Zimbabwe will have another general election by the end of next year.

However, many experts don't take such statements at face value, pointing to a rapidly growing defense budget and advanced defense projects.

If, because of your development in childhood, you lack that contextual framework, then you can only take it at face value and move on.

His inauguration speech was a veiled warning not to take his campaign hype at face value.

I fully respect their opinion and in an ideal world I wouldn't even for one minute discuss it with them and I would take it at face value.

It's possible to simply take these things at face value, but instead, let's try to pin some "pictures" on these flirtations with divinity.

No one really takes resumes at face value. . . they tend to be meaningless.

I replied: "Germs is how we in Asia often spell what you guys call jams, or preserves. Don't take it at face value. "

These figures should not be taken at face value, though, argues Tim Cole at University College London.

It is not enough to simply interview people and take at face value what they say.

So however perfect anybody thinks our relationship maybe or you can be sure you can take it at face value. Right?

Try to develop a more critical attitude , instead of accepting everything at face value.

Back then they bought the banks' loans at face value by issuing the banks ten-year bonds backed by the Finance Ministry.

But investors seemed to take the news at face value sending Shanghai's SSE Composite Index Stocks 2. 78% higher on the in response.

One problem: Regulators took at face value assurances from banks that they had enough capital to back up their financial gambles.

A customer can take ARM's basic design at face value or choose a license that allows it to create custom products.

Let us take your problem at face value, though, and assume that you cannot simply find a man who has it all.

The special account would acquire at face value the bad loans, using only the ministry's IOU as payment.

Zero-coupon Treasurys, in contrast, are sold at a discounted price but redeemed at face value.

At face value, it looks like a terrible mistake on the part of Nato.

A ticket to the game costs from $10 to $315 at face value, but Staples Center has been sold out for months.

Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.

Numerous news sites and blogs reported on the find, which many bloggers and pundits accepted at face value.

"It made me more open-minded. It made me not jump to conclusions or believe everything I read in the media at face value. "

Sometimes, scrip could be exchanged for actual money, but never at face value.

Similarly, the critics want banks to hold loans at face value until wise teams of managers judge that it is time to write them down.

His version of events, while professional and well informed, can scarcely be taken at face value .

Investors have become increasingly worried about whether they can take the financial accounts of many Chinese companies at face value.

No experiment can, or should, be automatically taken at face value.

Taken at face value, it sounds like a silly question.

But by the time readers reach these last few chapters, they will be wary of taking any story at face value anyway.

That matters because Mr Obama's generous words towards China are not taken at face value there.

But we aren't always fully aware of what makes us do the things we do. So should we accept the explanations of their actions at face value?

The Bundesbank exchanges damaged euro coins for banknotes at face value.

at face value But even if one accepts these criticisms at face value, they could surely be tackled more directly.

Of course, headlines, and statistics, should never be taken at face value.

It is wisest not to take yesterday's initial locking of horns at face value.

Being a creditor of the west is being taken at face value by investors.

Sylvari are usually honest, direct and focused and take most things at face value.

She seems friendly enough but I shouldn't take her at face value.

If the statistics are accepted at face value, United will cope fine.

Worst Weakness: Willingness to take people at face value.

Avoid the "what does he really mean" mentality, and just take it at face value.

Issued $10 of bonds at face value in a noncash exchange for plant asset.

Some took the movie at face value: the zany antics of Indian college kids.

Thus the issuer of the currency keeps the whole seigniorage profit, by not having to buy worn out issued currency back at face value.

But taking the rankings at face value has its limits, Griffin noted.

The bonds, which were introduced in 1956, are in units of one pound and are redeemable at face value on demand .

Taken at face value, its price drop is hardly catastrophic.

This concept will only make sense to you if you are willing to accept what is being said at face value.

The crackdown may seem odd, both at face value and because it appears to contradict both Chinese culture and existing government policy.

We should look at the motives of his detractors before taking such critiques at face value.

The AMCs bought about $200 billion of bad debts in 1999 - at face value - issuing bonds to the banks as payment.

But even if you take the SDSR statement at face value it still seems extraordinary.

Remarks that in normal life (that is, life without love) can be taken at face value now exhaust dictionaries with their possible meanings.

The Helpers accept others easily at face value.

Currency will only be exchanged at face value.

So be critical, and don't accept things at face value.

When they are taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging.

Well thank you, Harry. I'll take that at face value.

"With almost any genuine art form, the most important works can rarely be taken at face value, " he asserts.

But even taken at face value, it's still wrong.

I am not sure I even take at face value that Mr Mason really believes he is past it.

Repaid $100 of bonds at face value at maturity.

If we take this at face value, it is just not clear what becomes of APT in this context.

I tend to take things at face value.

You shouldn't always take his remarks at face value.

Our 74% estimate for 2021 also takes CBO's 2021 projection for current dollar GDP growth at face value.

I take the data at face value.

We shouldn't take failures at face value. Instead, we should learn from our failures.

taken at face value , this story could not have happened as told given what we now know about the clone wars.

I'll take what you're saying at face value, but if there is more to the story, I hope that in the future you will tell me.

many took the company registration at face value

Principal outstanding at face value

Shares paid fully at face value