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- adjective Certain to end happily or successfully.
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Examples
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“Quitting the Senate was a no-lose move for the presidentially ambitious Bayh, since he can now crawl away from the political wreckage for a couple of years, plausibly alleging that he tried to steer the party in a different direction ….”
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This is a move that, according to Lane, was undertaken not because Bayh believed it would improve the welfare of the people of the United States or of the world, but because it was “no-lose” from the selfish point of view of Evan Bayh.
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There is little doubt the HHS decision will be challenged legislatively which would be a no-lose situation for Republicans.
Fred Rotondaro: Catholic Bishops Trying To Find Relevance In Health Insurance Debate Fred Rotondaro 2012
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“This is a move that, according to Lane, was undertaken not because Bayh believed it would improve the welfare of the people of the United States or of the world, but because it was “no-lose” from the selfish point of view of Evan Bayh.”
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As Democrats strained to hold the seat, Republicans enjoyed what is essentially a no-lose situation: National GOP money groups have invested very little in Mr. Turner.
Democrats Boost Effort to Hold Seat Devlin Barrett 2011
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"She had the no-lose look, the I'm-definitely-not-losing look," her mother, Oracene Price, told the New York Times.
Despite injury, Venus Williams advances in Australian Open Cindy Boren 2011
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True, it was a no-lose situation for Kenny - lose and it's Roy's fault, win or draw and it's Kenny's achievement.
Why Manchester United made life easy for Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool | Kevin McCarra 2011
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True, it was a no-lose situation for Kenny - lose and it's Roy's fault, win or draw and it's Kenny's achievement.
Why Manchester United made life easy for Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool | Kevin McCarra 2011
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Prior to the legislation, litigants faced a no-lose situation, while defendants stood to lose everything—even for the most outrageous, bizarre and wrongful accusations.
A Texas Roundhouse for the Trial Lawyers Chuck Norris 2011
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Quitting the Senate was a no-lose move for the presidentially ambitious Bayh, since he can now crawl away from the political wreckage for a couple of years, plausibly alleging that he tried to steer the party in a different direction — and then be perfectly positioned to mount a centrist primary challenge to Obama in 2012, depending on circumstances.
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