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Around the time Obama was coming to office, lots of people thought that investing in alternative energy was as close to a can't-lose proposition as the market provided.
Professor's Advice: It's Best to Be Bored Javier Espinoza 2012
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Unless a speaker has a can't-lose stock tip, nobody is inherently worth $20,000 for a six-minute speech -- it's the shine of the speaker's credibility that the MEK's supporters are buying.
Mujahideen-e Khalq: Former U.S. Officials Make Millions Advocating For Terrorist Organization 2011
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And you're likely to end up wondering as X does how Americans have come to view "college not as a consumer product at all, but as both a surefire, can't-lose financial investment, and even more crucial than that, a moral imperative."
Lev Raphael: Trapped in Classroom Hell? Lev Raphael 2011
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He sees Israeli hockey as a can't-lose proposition.
Hockey Heats Up in Tiny Village With Israel's Only Big Rink Joel Millman 2011
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This could be it, a can't-lose situation, for real.
Monkeytown excerpt 3 Chris Vola 2011
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And you're likely to end up wondering as X does how Americans have come to view "college not as a consumer product at all, but as both a surefire, can't-lose financial investment, and even more crucial than that, a moral imperative."
Lev Raphael: Trapped in Classroom Hell? Lev Raphael 2011
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Gold may be a good hedge in times of uncertainty, but its rapid rise -- and the talk about how it's a can't-lose investment -- shows a striking similarity to the pattern of previous bubbles, like that in housing a mere three years ago.
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Gold may be a good hedge in times of uncertainty, but its rapid rise -- and the talk about how it's a can't-lose investment -- shows a striking similarity to the pattern of previous bubbles, like that in housing a mere three years ago.
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Iron to provide increased energy and folate to guard against heart attack also help to make this veggie a can't-lose proposition.
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The AFL-CIO, which has pledged to spend big money on a host of House races, is already implementing its "firewall" program to elevate 20 to 30 'can't-lose' elections that it believes are critical for maintaining a Democratic majority.
DCCC Director: We Haven't Written Off Seats Yet, But 'Tough Choices' Coming 2010
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