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- adjective Adjectival form of the phrase
my way or the highway .
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Examples
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But he said the administration's my-way-or-the-highway attitude on proposed changes to pensions and civil service during the past 8 ½ months have fostered ill will, complicating hopes of brokering a deal to help the city budget.
Unions Balk at Using Fund for Bailout Michael Howard Saul 2011
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But, like him or not and I would personally prefer not to work for Mr. Piëch, reputation, market share, profitability and shareholder value all increased dramatically under the my-way-or-the-highway style of the good doctor.
Life Lessons From the Car Guy Bob Lutz 2011
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Before the Twin Towers fell, many New Yorkers had grown weary of the flashes of public anger from the soon-to-be ex-mayor and what critics called Mr. Giuliani's my-way-or-the-highway style of leadership.
The Mayor 2011
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But, like him or not and I would personally prefer not to work for Mr. Piëch, reputation, market share, profitability and shareholder value all increased dramatically under the my-way-or-the-highway style of the good doctor.
Life Lessons From the Car Guy Bob Lutz 2011
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But he said the administration's my-way-or-the-highway attitude on proposed changes to pensions and civil service during the past 8 ½ months have fostered ill will, complicating hopes of brokering a deal to help the city budget.
Unions Balk at Using Fund for Bailout Michael Howard Saul 2011
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In each of these instances -- in order to pursue their my-way-or-the-highway brand of governing -- Republicans were forced to rig the rules of the House and completely stifle any chance for bipartisan collaboration that would serve the American people.
Rep. Louise Slaughter: A Fair Shot, Not a Rigged Game Rep. Louise Slaughter 2012
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Before the Twin Towers fell, many New Yorkers had grown weary of the flashes of public anger from the soon-to-be ex-mayor and what critics called Mr. Giuliani's my-way-or-the-highway style of leadership.
Giuliani's 9/11 Lessons Still Fresh Michael Howard Saul 2011
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ALPA claimed that if the pilots hadn't accepted the my-way-or-the-highway stance of APA the entire merger would have gone down the drain.
Christine Negroni: Pilots Versus Pilots - Years of Waiting in TWA Lawsuit Christine Negroni 2011
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The right approach to building the broadest possible base of support for Israel (and to make the strongest case for it) is to step back from the combative my-way-or-the-highway approach that can characterize such discussions and to accept that there are legitimate disagreements on policy and strategy across a broad spectrum of political views in the community of Israel supporters.
Jeremy Ben-Ami: A Final Letter to Alan Dershowitz (for Now) 2010
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Separation of church and state is a key component to ensuring that America never becomes a "my-way-or-the-highway" society.
Fran Drescher: The Time for Equal Rights for LGBT Americans Is Now! Fran Drescher 2010
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