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- win + -able (Wiktionary)
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“This contest should be interesting, especially given the Liberal party's push to run more women in winnable ridings.”
“There doesn't need to be much intervention to ensure there is a good selection of openly gay people in winnable seats.”
“My humble suggestion is that Grit staffers spend their summer canvassing all ridings - but especially those that are "winnable" - to clearly understand what is on the minds of Canadians and the role they see for the Liberal Party.”
“However, they are now pursuing what many call a winnable objective: resisting the establishment of a permanent US presence in Iraq. ”
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Congress Ramps Up Fight Against Permanent Iraq Bases
“However, they are now pursuing what many call a winnable objective: resisting the establishment of a permanent US presence in Iraq.”
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Congress Ramps Up Fight Against Permanent Iraq Bases
“If the Vietnam War was ever winnable, which is doubtful, it was finished by Tet1968.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Priceless Memo from Richard Nixon:
“National political pundit Dick Morris last week declared the race "winnable" for Lollar, and his campaign has seen a surge of national attention since then, including the endorsement of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.”
The Huffington Post: Ken Blackwell: Surprise? Tell it to the Marines
“I keep remembering the early 1980s, when Reagan broke faith with the world by beginning to talk about a "winnable" nuclear war, and everyone who didn't have a bunker to retreat to realized we were at a heightened risk for destroying the planet.”
“And now how Obama is setting us up to continue this charade because it is "winnable" .....”
“But Scar. is right to highlight this - the majority of Democrats don't think this is a "winnable" war.”
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