"It's been a long time but I've never given up hope and never will, " he said.

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The people who have faced great adversity -- but have never given up.

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For that reason, I have never given up on a script.

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Detective Chief Superintendent Max McLean of West Yorkshire Police said detectives had never given up on the case -- and said Castree's conviction had only been made possible by new legislation introduced two years ago in the UK allowing police to retain DNA samples even if a suspect is not convicted.

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Why, they said, if German voters had been asked, they would never have given up the Deutschmark for the euro.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

If they did not believe in the mission of Opportunity Works and in me personally, they would never have given up that time.

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He was selected for England's 2001 tour to Sri Lanka, but only played in one warm-up game and was never given another chance.

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"The prime minister needs to be reminded that the British people have never given him permission to put their NHS up for sale, " he said.

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As a result, the other bidders were never given a chance to match, and the deal was wrapped up by Tuesday evening.

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Some have given up all hope of finding another job, something they never expected to have to do.

ECONOMIST: South Korea

Given that most stock options in new start-up companies are never worth anything, this would seem a fool's errand.

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