No ifs, ands, or buts -- any room in negotiating on that specific aspect of the fiscal cliff?

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" I have had issued a directive prohibiting the NSC staff itself from undertaking covert operations - no "ifs, " "ands, " or "buts.

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Ephraim Sneh, the Israeli Transport Minister ands a former Deputy Defence Minister, acknowledged that more could be done to enforce the law.

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Another 1.55 mn leased acres gives Chesapeake the dominant position in the Ohio Utica shales, ands they hold dominant positions in many other plays.

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Not a single word, not even the ands and thes.

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There are no ifs, ands or buts about it.

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The payroll survey is supposedly less volatile than its household cousin, but it tends to ignore a huge part of the economy, including independent contractors, sole practitioners and small businesses such as partnerships, LLCs andS Corporations.

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No ifs, ands or buts.

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