They can always filibuster the final bill if they want to, but it makes no sense to paint themselves into a political box canyon before even knowing what they're voting on.
If Americans cannot afford to buy Japanese products, it makes no sense for the Japanese to continue selling them to us.
If we do not defend diversity of cultures, then it makes no sense to speak of dialogue because that will be a dialogue of the deaf.
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That makes no sense if you think about businesses trying to maximize their profit from any given transaction, but it makes sense if you remember that customer satisfaction is an important factor in the long-term success of a retail business.
If there is no beginning and end to conflict, it no longer makes sense to differentiate between development as conflict-prevention and humanitarian aid as conflict-relief.
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The Koch long-game strategy is absolute: If it makes sense to them, the Kochs stay with the plan, no matter how burdensome or how long it takes.
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"It makes no sense for us to shovel more money into the problem if you have not seen an auto industry that is committed to restructuring -- restructuring that, frankly, should have been done 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 30 years ago, " he told reporters.
If you want your daughter to be as happy or happier than you have been in marriage, it makes no sense that she should dumb down the colorfulness of her character, the boldness of her spirit and the fire that made her the "first African-American" this or that in order to appease those who are potentially intimidated by her.
No 10 stressed, an hour before Mr Cameron's speech, that no decision had been taken but the PM wanted to look at whether "it makes sense if you set all benefits at the national level or whether there should be some local or regional element".
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