But he includes a large helping of judicial gossip and some brutally frank assessments of colleagues.

We counted them all out and, to be brutally frank, there weren't enough of them.

On it we find the brutally frank exploration of his brush with chronic fatigue syndrome.

To be brutally frank, it wasn't the best of images.

To be brutally frank about it she's not terribly sophisticated.

We see him pitch to each client and beg for their endorsement with the frank admission that the film will satirise any agreement they make.

He's missed, by his own frank admission, nearly 50 of them.

Her frank admission over how she felt underlined her commitment as an athlete.

Foremost among these needs to be a frank admission by the state that it still supports marriage.

Grist for the rumour mill, or a frank admission?

It apparently makes people afraid to speak their minds fearlessly, or to give frank advice.

Ministers insist that they should not be published so that officials can give frank advice without fear of their comments being made public.

It argued that the demand would set a dangerous precedent and make it impossible for advisers to give frank advice, and break data protection laws.

He has given his full and frank advice.

A commission of former senior ministers and civil servants will assess whether the act 'adequately recognises the need for a 'safe space' for policy development and implementation and frank advice'.

I find him open, charming and fully prepared to give a frank assessment of his new self.

The frank assessment of the bank's prospects in the short-term wiped 1¾p off its share price as it closed at 47p, a near-4 per cent fall.

Afterwards she gave a frank assessment of her health issues.

Prefacing the companies annual report he gave a frank assessment of near-term prospects.

He also gives his views on the state of cricket today and a frank assessment of fellow players, coaches and administrators.

Going on a long drive or country walk with someone can often result in unusually frank conversation.

And it will be impossible to hold the sort of frank conversation needed in any organisation, except face to face in a soundproof room.

For that to remain the case, it must be possible to conduct a frank conversation when problems surface.

We had a frank conversation about what he thought was happening.

Be sure that it will be a full and frank conversation.

It exposed issues, forced frank discussion and made you consider changes you've always rejected.

However, things are increasingly urgent, so require frank discussion and serious problemsolving.

Once you're actually talking, you'll realise how profitable a frank discussion can be.

Labour's leader last week opened a frank discussion about the burden of public spending.

The recent eclipse accents these and encourages frank discussion.

Its strength and value depend on the open and frank expression of views between 12 people in the secrecy of the jury room.

His frank expression of his feeling found many admirers, then and now.

Brutalism became favoured for many government projects, high-rise housing, and shopping centres to create an architectural image that communicated strength, functionality, and frank expression of materiality.

It's a rich mix of cheekiness, talent and frank opinions and should spice up the series.

He was a favourite with the media for his frank opinions.

He was always serious about his art and the art of others, and when asked would return frank opinions.

To be perfectly frank, when we first arrive, we are all pretty underwhelmed with the wilderness.

To be perfectly frank, we're not sure we ever will be.

Being perfectly frank with you, getting up and facing the world every day feels — in a small but real way — like going to war.

But to be perfectly frank, what was happening on the pitch struggled to concern us much.

To be perfectly frank, at no point did it occur to me that he might not have said it.

Going on a long drive or country walk with someone can often result in unusually frank conversation.

Not the kind of thing that the average listener can sympathise with, perhaps, but unusually frank for a pop song.

Whatever the case - and there could be several, in various areas of your life - these require unusually frank discussion and a willingness to consider unexpected offers or suggestions.