Labour said the government had made a "no ifs no buts" pledge to slash net migration.

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

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Its prospective members are not opposed to joining the European Union, but they qualify their enthusiasm with ifs and buts.

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So my war tax refusal has been one of ifs, buts, and the character of the particular war of the moment.

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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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There are a lot of ifs and buts, it makes it interesting.

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But John McDonnell said that wasn't good enough - for him, there had to be "absolute solidarity" - "no ifs no buts".

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As always with Newcastle it's ifs and buts but certainly as things stand this morning, it could be David O'Leary and Mike Ashley could be staying.

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Each agreement was abandoned after the first instalment of a loan was spent and then had to be negotiated afresh with a new government after many painful ifs and buts.

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There are no ifs, ands or buts about it.

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No ifs, ands or buts.

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No ifs and no buts.

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