The problem for American negotiators, however, is that China never promised to let its currency float.
Abramovich counters that he already paid Berezovsky handsomely for his political clout and never promised ownership of Sibneft.
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The center says it never promised to care for the chimps in perpetuity, despite unauthorized statements to the contrary by a former center official (PDF).
Finding a new starting quarterback never promised to be easy, and the three players in the hunt for the job now have to worry about another.
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Easy has never been promised to us.
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Similarly, Cambodia promised never to subsidise agriculture, even though America and Europe spend billions on farm subsidies every year.
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Unless the industry works together, addresses complexity and properly understands mobile behaviours, we risk being held at a standstill and never reaching the promised tipping point.
Alaska on January 22nd said it would withdraw its suit against the Canadian fishermen, if they cancelled their counter-claim and promised never again to blockade a ferry.
David Financial Group never acquired as promised.
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AtheroGenics never presented its original promised result, an analysis from the Montreal Heart Institute.
Also, because of renovations to the main field, our promised sign never materialized.
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Will Dr. Horrible become the next always-promised, never-delivered project that tantalizes fans for years, like the videogame Half-Life 3?
Distribution was not brilliant: the mayor of Puerto Cortes, on Honduras's Caribbean coast, says that promised seeds never arrived and he had to drum up help from local businesses.
Of course, the politicians could also decide to raise taxes to pay for all the benefits that they promised would never be taken away from those in or nearing retirement.
Some workers never get to their economic promised land and have to work hard up to and through retirement.
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Lawsuits involving whether the person who died promised something are never easy for either side, because proving or disproving what the person said is not easy.
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Yes, EA might have been hatching a scheme to lure them away, but if Infinity Ward was never paid what they were promised after delivering a smash hit like Modern Warfare 2, who can blame them for wanting out?
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Yet Mr Blunkett, before the election, promised that Labour would never allow selective education.
"Cope promised the money would never leave the FIIK accounts at Wells Fargo bank in Houston, " says Nelson.
The Republicans have finally figured out that promised spending cuts are never realized, while tax increases are forever.
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And since I know that the other side in Congress have promised they'll never raise taxes as long as they live, this is a good time to keep that promise when it comes to businesses that are putting Americans to work and helping break our dependence on foreign oil. (Applause.) So we should extend these tax credits.
I've stood in the ruins of buildings knocked down by killers and promised the survivors I would never let them down.
"That's basically been promised and it's never been delivered on, " he said.
Nintendo, however, doesn't mind offering a much smaller game library for its handhelds in China, though it remains a mystery as to why the Wii never made it to China as originally promised.
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Two Stanford-owned airlines closed in 2007, and a promised merger involving a third airline never materialised.
Tesco apologized to customers after the revelation and promised action to make sure it never happened again.
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And she says her lender promised her the loan payments would never go up, because she could refinance before they did.
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