His own notes also contained the hunches and accounts of off-the-record conversations that didn't make their way into the official files and statements.

Is it possible to have an off-the-record conversation with you?

Maybe they felt it necessary to dissemble even in an off-the-record conversation.

"Oh, it's not over," one said, smiling for the first time in an otherwise grim off-the-record conversation.

But I mean - of course, that was an off-the-record conversation.

In off-the-record conversations, European diplomats allow that the Turks' prospects will remain dim for quite a while.

One agent lamented his inability to hold off-the-record conversations with parents when he saw a child "acting out" or arriving late.

In off-the-record conversations, they and others give reporters their interpretations.

In off-the-record conversations with reporters, he seemed most interested in being liked.

Often, we agree to participate in off-the-record conversations with officials, so they can make their case without fear of spilling more secrets onto our front pages.