After trying blanket denials, he had to respond to detailed accusations of groping and humiliating women.

A blanket denial that anything needs to change will get the UK's leading banks precisely nowhere.

Nick asks to speak with Spiros and is met with blanket denial of his existence.

Jiang's blanket denial was a favor to his visitor, who was surely grateful.

But they have not had to answer questions, and there are too many supposed coincidences for the blanket denials to be credible.

It would have to be a moral authority, it seems, for blanket denials of visas are not in order.

The question has circled him for weeks, but in response, he produces a relaxed facial expression and a blanket denial of the pressure.

Later in his answer he added "before it happened," because his blanket denial was untrue.

It will take more than a blanket denial.

He issued another blanket denial but this time there was widespread scepticism.