The problem with the CRFB and CBO ideas is that they would be nonstarters politically.
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Nonstarter
Synonyms for "nonstarter" (4 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
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Translations
7 translations across 2 languages.
Polish
1 entries- pomysł bez szans noun (a project that has no chance of success)
Spanish
4 entries- imposibilidad noun (a project that has no chance of success)
- impracticabilidad noun (a project that has no chance of success)
- inasequibilidad noun (a project that has no chance of success)
- infactibilidad noun (a project that has no chance of success)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
But Berg was just a fool, a buffoon, a nonentity, a nonstarter so inept he took naps under bear bair.
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