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Yes, Minister · Season 1, Episode 2

Jim Hacker and Bernard in “The Official Visit”

[There are two official replies to the Minister's correspondence.]

JHJim Hacker

What's the difference?

Bernard

Well, "under consideration" means "we've lost the file"; "under active consideration" means "we're trying to find it".

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