31. But Barak said the criticism was unfair and insisted his remark was not a slip of the tongue . 32. "Some people have said Powell made a slip of the tongue , but I don't think so, " Zhang said. 33. One would like to think that terms used ( by de Charette ) were a slip of the tongue , 34. Having talked to people at the White House, I can tell you this was a slip of the tongue , 35. And they insist that Tsvangirai's comment about an uprising was a slip of the tongue and not official policy. 36. In response to this, Kurt stated that the comment had been " a slip of the tongue ", adding: 37. It was not clear to what extent his presumption of convictions may have been a slip of the tongue . 38. Made a slip of the tongue on this morning, a spoonerism of " Jeremy Hunt the culture secretary ". 39. But he quickly apologized in an emotional speech on the House floor, saying it was a slip of the tongue . 40. It was, he said, a slip of the tongue , but one that he acknowledges he will take to his grave.