As things stand, however, the Americans and Israelis say they will cold-shoulder any Palestinian government if Hamas is part of it.

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Since 1994, Mr Persson has given the ex-communists a cold shoulder, fearing a nasty jolt from financial markets if he did otherwise.

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Some of her Democratic opponents have tried to use that against her, suggesting Quinn is too close to a mayor they say has sometimes turned a cold shoulder to the concerns of middle-class and working-class New Yorkers.

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For that call, I received a polite cold shoulder from the other panelists who were making those year-end predictions.

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Turns out those suckers valuable consumers who nabbed a PS3 pre-order from Best Buy's online store are getting the cold shoulder from the mega retailer.

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