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The Lantern isn't convinced that driving is an environmental deal-breaker for food carts and trucks: With the exception of ice cream trucks, street vendors don't spend a lot of time puttering around city streets, since their income relies on their being parked as long as possible.
Are food carts environmentally superior to restaurants? Nina Shen Rastogi 2010
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"We learned in 2008 that $4-a-gallon gas is a deal-breaker for the economy," says Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors.
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Is an18-game schedule a deal-breaker as far as negotiations go?
Super Bowl XLV live: Roger Goodell says NFL owners committed to agreement Cindy Boren 2011
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The Lantern isn't convinced that driving is an environmental deal-breaker for food carts and trucks: With the exception of ice cream trucks, street vendors don't spend a lot of time puttering around city streets, since their income relies on their being parked as long as possible.
Are food carts environmentally superior to restaurants? Nina Shen Rastogi 2010
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But how a presidential candidate handles the candor/pander continuum can be a deal-breaker or the royal road to the presidency.
Michael Sigman: Pander-monium Breaks Out Among 2012 GOP Hopefuls Michael Sigman 2011
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The owners' proposal to increase the regular season from 16 to 18 games per team is not a deal-breaker in the negotiations, Goodell said.
Goodell: No final decision on lockout Mark Maske 2011
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I think having a different sort of central banking philosophy would have been a deal-breaker for the Germans and thus for the Euro.
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There's nothing left that's a deal-breaker, said George Maziarz , a high-ranking Republican senator.
Budget Deal Takes Shape Jacob Gershman 2011
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This design is either a Great Thing for those who prefer nothing to stand in the way of the screen, or a deal-breaker for those who want the protection.
Robert J. Elisberg: The Writers Workbench: iPod Touch Accessories Robert J. Elisberg 2011
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The deal-breaker came when they realized if they failed at farming they would only go broke.
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