So although the merger of EADS and BAE collapsed because the German government was not prepared to let go of the enlarged business, the fact that Germany is not prepared to give EADS its commercial freedom is of relevance to the UK's manufacturing future - at a time when Britain would be seen to have far too few hi-tech manufacturing jobs.
Peddicord was determined not to let her go and begged for another chance, promising to change.
The proponents of the impact theory are not prepared to let go of their ideas just yet, however.
They assert that Mr Benhamou simply does not want to let go of one of the most successful technology products around.
One of two men cleared of killing missing businesswoman Lynda Spence has told a murder trial he was part of a plan not to let her go.
But while he was sad to see him leave the Essex club for the north-west, Duncan said it would have been wrong not to let him go.
Also, giving up contract plans will lead to higher churn and greater competition for the high-value lucrative postpaid customers, which the bigger carriers will not be willing to let go off that easily.
FORBES: T-Mobile's Success With No-Contract Plans Could Spur Industry Shift
This one is not going to let us go home to lick our wounds, and that should be taken into account when Americans think about how long we should stay committed to this effort.
Dubai prides itself on its shiny image, something that the city has spent the last decade perfecting and it is not about to let all that hard work go to waste, global recession or not.
Not one to let this crisis go to waste, in waltzes Prechter.
The late prime minister loomed large over Ethiopia and it seems his people have decided they are not yet ready to let him go.
Considering how much money is involved (and the fact that she knows where the bodies are buried), her boss Kenneth (Ewan McGregor) is not exactly itching to let her go.
Although much maligned, Emmanuel's call not to let a good crisis go to waste can be taken as a crass way of saying that every cloud has a silver lining.
Derek Ogg QC, defending Mr Coats, asked Smith if Ms Spence had not begged him to let her go and offered him a million pounds to allow her to go free.
Well, it's not my nature to let questions go unanswered. (Laughter.) So just that while people say that the future belongs to the young, it is the present that really belongs to the young.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and President Peres of Israel Speak at State Dinner | The White House
Still, it should have been fairly obvious that this rule was going to trigger the inevitable firestorm, particularly when the leadership of the Catholic Church has been warning for months that they were not going to let this one go by without a fight.
While the realities of paying bills in the world caused Manos to rethink his business model, he did not let go of his desire to provide services at no cost.
FORBES: Giving It All Away: VeryNice Volunteers, With a Side of Business
And they are not completely free to let insolvent companies go under: the government fears rising unemployment.
But he should not let this go to his head.
ECONOMIST: N��stor Kirchner makes his presence felt��up to a point
But Norwich-born Dennis, who also had a stream of hits in the 1990s as a solo pop star, has not let success go to her head with her quiet determination to succeed and strong work ethic.
Abkhazia, for its part, has not let Georgians go back to other areas.
ECONOMIST: Georgia is resettling some, but not all, refugees
He may be his country's first Olympic gold-medal winner for 44 years, but Ruben Limardo has not let the glory go to his head - taking public transport hours after collecting his medal.
BBC: Fencing gold medal winner Limardo takes public transport
The NCAA should launch an investigation as to why Tressel was not let go despite his transgressions and look into other allegations like car allowances and really use Ohio State as an example like it did in the Reggie Bush case with USC.
FORBES: Tressel's Delayed Ouster Should Serve As Wake-Up Call
But he adds that the prize can also be seen as "an exhortation not to let this huge project of genius which is the European Union go to the dogs simply because of national selfishness and short-sightedness".
BBC: EU's Nobel Peace Prize: Europe's press has mixed response
No, Paulson did not let Lehman go belly up to give Goldman a bigger share of the pie.
FORBES: I'm Tired Of All The Exaggerated Lies About Goldman Sachs
He is not the type to let that kind of thing go unanswered.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Liz Cheney at the Freedom Flame: Educating Obama
"I think it is important that we not let a case cause us to go to one extreme or the other, " Reno said.
Curry is just the latest in decades of newscaster turnover, so why not let her go and try to help CNN rebrand itself?
So Mr Osborne would not let go and went back to Mr Carney a couple of weeks ago, and this time he said yes.
应用推荐