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“A similar argument has been made by Ken Rogoff in what he calls the catch-22 of the recovery; businesses will start hiring when the economy recovers, and the economy will start to recover when businesses start hiring.”
“Buckley explains that since the book's publication, the phrase "catch-22" has been called upon again and again to express "the bewildered outrage of humanity in the face of implacable bureaucracy.”
“Leach called the catch-22 "one of those boneheaded government policies" in dire need of a fix.”
“We’re obviously bumping up against what people call a catch-22.”
“What phrase did we use for "it's a catch-22 situation" before Joseph Heller wrote the novel?”
“Why catch-22 is far, far worse than a dilemma; The trouble with Roger”
“I came across a true catch-22 while working in the prison education service.”
“Why catch-22 is far, far worse than a dilemma; The trouble with Roger | From the Guardian | The Guardian”
“Another common catch-22 error is "I can't get a job without experience, and can't get experience until I get a job", which is actually a chicken-and–egg dilemma.”
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NTDW1
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Off the straight and narrow; less than straight arrow.
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