Both sent quick and clear signals that they had no intention of budging from their long-held "one-China" positions.

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He said: ""The offer is certainly not derisory and we won't be budging.

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This interview gave the many un-budging loyalists a compelling reason to try.

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But Reno continues to show no signs of budging on the issue.

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Beijing, in turn, shows little sign of budging on the yuan, even though the latest figures show surprisingly strong export growth and higher-than-expected inflation.

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Meanwhile, salaries across the board for new grads aren't budging much, with 77% of MSU survey respondents saying they're holding their starting offers steady.

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But the vast, overpopulated dealer network is scarcely budging.

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At least publicly, the broadcasting group isn't budging.

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Also, after hardly budging in the first half of the 20th century, the English vocabulary expanded at a rate of 8, 500 words a year in the second half, leading to a 70% increase in its size since 1950 (see chart).

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The opinion polls are hardly budging.

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Neither side is budging.

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Neither side was budging.

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