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A couple of years ago, when he made those promises, less than half of his colleagues believed him. |
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It is not difficult for him to deceive his colleagues now as it was two years ago. |
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He's making the same promises now as he did two years ago, but this time most of his colleagues don't believe him. |
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Many of his colleagues now realise that he didn't keep the promises he made two years ago. |
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A couple of years ago he could, perhaps, have deceived his colleagues with the promises, but not now. |