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- noun Failure of solution or explanation.
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- noun That which is not a
solution ; a proposed solution that isineffective orunworkable .
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Examples
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Chris Christie blew the whistle on this nonsolution.
The Building Blocks of a GOP Agenda Daniel Henninger 2011
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The gas tax holiday is a pandering nonsolution gimmick for somebody who touts real solutions for nation.
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This article is a convoluted nonsolution to a problem that can best be solved by trying the free market, for a change.
Strategic Petroleum Futures, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In a question about the distribution of earnings to employees, you've simply drawn upon a term "value" to create a nonsolution on why capital and executives are rewarded for improved earnings but not employees.
Climate Science, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In a question about the distribution of earnings to employees, you've simply drawn upon a term "value" to create a nonsolution on why capital and executives are rewarded for improved earnings but not employees.
Climate Science, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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You mean only a quick-fix, vapid, nonsolution will satisfy you?
Obama's Speech On Economy Is All About McCain -- No Mentions Of Hillary 2009
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Andreas S. Kakouris Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United S.ates Washington Messrs. Abramowitz and Barkey blame the Cypriot president and his alleged intransigence for the nonsolution in Cyprus.
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If Mr. Papadopoulos and EU are not ready for real negotiations, Mr. Erdogan might announce that Turkey has no choice but to plan for a long period of nonsolution.
Cyprus Sabotage Henri Barkey 2007
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The nonsolution of this crisis, the growing challenge of the Marcos forces, and the resistance of the
Naxalite Maoist India Abhay N 2007
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Aerosol shell refractive indices account for solution and nonsolution components.
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