Never take no for answer!

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It can mean many rounds of negotiations and refusing to take no for an answer.

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And even if the voters do spring a surprise, the government seems unminded to take No for an answer.

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With God on her side, she did not take no for an answer.

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S. 77 in Manhattan, who wouldn't take no for an answer before her class boarded the bus back to school.

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Come up with a wildly ambitious scheme, secure wealthy backers, push the scheme at the highest level and don't take no for an answer.

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"He does not take no for an answer and the word impossible is not in his vocabulary, " says Akel Bitaji, chief commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Authority.

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But if you work with, or worse for, one of these types work can be very challenging because such people never take no for an answer and bully opposition into submission.

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Don't take no for an answer.

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"Everyone can be immensely proud of the contribution they have made and I am honoured to be chairman of such an enterprising group that just won't take 'no' for an answer, " he added.

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Because these data vary depending on where you live and when the analysis is done, there is no single answer for how long it will take for your hybrid to pay off.

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