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If they were developed by inexperienced folks and if & when the experienced folks get "the privledge" of reviewing them, they may be told no-can-do unless more $$ are provided & sponsor a schedule slip.
Today's Video: You Know That This Still Happens Every Day - NASA Watch 2009
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Also, it's my spouse's birthday and I shouldn't be saying "Sorry, hon, no-can-do on that celebration thing ... this book, y'see?"
April 6th, 2008 wheatland_press 2008
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Senators will have to choose which future they support and which America they represent: a no-can-do nation that fails to rise to the preeminent challenge of our time, or a can-do nation that mobilizes its energy, genius and patriotism to remake the country so that it prospers in the 21st Century.
William S. Becker: Senate Climate Bill: Two Futures, One Choice 2009
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Sorry, no-can-do on the government funding, but how about you join us in a fresh approach to pursuing renewables?
George Spyros: Obama's Modus Operandi: NYT Coverage of Coen Brothers Clean Coal Ad 2009
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On the other side is the Army of No, the foot soldiers of a "no-can-do" society, the paid purveyors of fear, the scalp-hunters and character assassins, rumor mongers, professional dividers and the false prophets of a "business as usual" world that no longer is possible.
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"Anything that requires brainpower is a no-can-do right now."
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Tried to click on the challenge and got a no-can-do message about in invalid URL.
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Think I love life again after cloistering myself in a self-imposed no-can-do closet?
My Resolution Jack Canfield 2008
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Think I love life again after cloistering myself in a self-imposed no-can-do closet?
My Resolution Jack Canfield 2008
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In most of them a no-can-do attitude is all too prevalent, blocking entrepreneurship and protecting entrenched interests.
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