The government's gradual and reluctant admission that, despite previous assurances, banks were sitting on staggering and long-concealed amounts of unrecoverable loans (originally secured against land values) caused an unprecedented crisis of confidence.
The unprecedented crisis of confidence wasn't only caused by the government's reluctant admission.
mnli hypothesis: The unprecedented crisis of confidence wasn't only caused by the government's reluctant admission. premise: The government's gradual and reluctant admission that, despite previous assurances, banks were sitting on staggering and long-concealed amounts of unrecoverable loans (originally secured against land values) caused an unprecedented crisis of confidence.