That is a frank admission from the region's strongest advocate for reform.

My frank admissions didn't cause him to get up and leave, as often happened with other boys.

That sort of effort has been generally lacking, and Brown made a rather frank admission before the game.

Early on, however, he frightened me with certain overly frank admissions.

He silently accepted her frank admission that she was not fully committed to their objective.

When writing about church and state matters, he begins with the frank admission that religion is a problem in a democracy.

Her frank admission that she had become the man's mistress was the last straw.

The frank admission was a good sign; perhaps the truth would come out.

He liked himself better for this frank admission of weakness.

Here was a frank admission that sensitivity to local feelings had to give way before the need to maintain order.