While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.
明言はしなかったが、彼は私が嘘をついていると暗にほのめかした。
彼の秘書が機密情報は一切漏らしてないと明言した。
His secretary flatly denied leaking any confidential information.
政府は減税の意向を明言した。
The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.