About one month after he sent the application, he got a letter of rejection.

寄出申请的一个月后，他收到一封回绝函。

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But he sent a so many years, received only an editor send a letter of rejection.

但他寄了那么多年，只收到一封编辑寄回的退稿信。

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He told everyone he was absolutely certain that his article would be published by the Times, but when the letter of rejection came, he had to eat his own words.

他逢人就说《泰晤士报》必将发表他的文章。退稿之后，他只好收回自己的话。

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It doesn't make clear that including documents like an order of protection or explanatory letter may prevent an IRS rejection.

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"Southeastern has been working hard to secure a better outcome for our clients through a superior offer or a rejection of the current bid, " the investment firm wrote in an April letter to its clients.

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Similarly, John Schlifske, president of insurance company Northwestern Mutual, was discouraged as a teenager when he received a rejection letter from Yale University.

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