Definitions
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- adjective Certain to end in failure or disappointment.
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- adjective Bound to end in
failure
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- adjective certain to end in failure and disappointment
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Examples
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He also wants to restrict the use of Conditional Fee Agreements, also known as no-win, no fee deals.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kirkup 2011
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Lawsuits, in all but the rarest cases, are a no-win situation for business owners who would be much better off focusing their time and money on the business instead of on litigation.
Jim Thomas: Skip 'em or Guess? Voting on Colorado Judges Jim Thomas 2010
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"The companies put merchants and their customers in a no-win situation" and "consumers are being held hostage."
3 Largest Credit Card Companies Sued By Government For 'Anticompetitive Rules' AP 2010
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"The companies put merchants and their customers in a no-win situation" and "consumers are being held hostage."
3 Largest Credit Card Companies Sued By Government For 'Anticompetitive Rules' AP 2010
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He's putting himself in a no-win situation, he's playing the people that he claims to love, he opts to stay in the same situation when given an out (the legitimate job offer) and I see no good exit strategy for any possible upcoming situation.
Ask Matt: Fringe, Glee,The Choir, Lone Star, NCIS and More! 2010
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On the most important issue, sovereign default risk, the newly-created regulator is in a no-win position.
Testing Times, but Don't Blame EBA Geoffrey T. Smith 2011
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"But when they get sent convicts and other people like this that come out here at a point of a gun ... and they just come out here and act like total heathens and savages, it's just a no-win situation."
Dan Rather: Help Not Wanted? Dan Rather 2010
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Lawsuits, in all but the rarest cases, are a no-win situation for business owners who would be much better off focusing their time and money on the business instead of on litigation.
Jim Thomas: Skip 'em or Guess? Voting on Colorado Judges Jim Thomas 2010
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He treated this no-win second-leg tie against Real in isolation.
Tottenham blocked by Real Madrid but now turn sights on league battle 2011
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It is not that big a stretch to see how these behaviors adapt into the extremely common, no-win situation of the sexual initiation complex.
Wendy Strgar: The Truth About Forgiveness Wendy Strgar 2010
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