The deal that Germany has seemed to reject out of hand may already be too harsh for Greeks to bear.

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If you were to reject the possibilities out of hand, what could be the consequences when you find your competitors are already moving on the opportunity?

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It would be quite tricky for the Court to reject this approach out of hand, however obvious and likely it is that MPs will vote against prisoner voting again.

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Indeed, the pope's main pronouncement on the affair has been on a different front: to reject, apparently out of hand, a suggested reform that some feel would deal with the roots of the problem.

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And when Andronico visits Asteria and her father, to press Tamerlano's case, they both reject the idea out of hand.

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The Palestinians reject that out of hand, which, under the wording of Wye, they are entitled to do.

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