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Definition of Nonstarters
1. nonstarter [n] - See also: nonstarter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonstarters
Literary usage of Nonstarters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Since 1825 (when the subscription was changed from guineas to sovereigns) the
fee has been £50 each, with £25 forfeit in cane of nonstarters ; and the value ..."
2. U.S. Middle East Policy and the Peace Process by Henry Siegman (1997)
"It is the American role to point out what proposals are nonstarters for one side
or the other. The trade-offs between Palestinians and Israelis on different ..."
3. Fix the U.S. Budget!: Urgings of an Abominable No-man by James Clifford Miller (1994)
"I indicated that both ideas were simply "nonstarters"; the president would veto
any package containing these provisions. On Tuesday, November 3, ..."
4. Alliance Adrift by Yoichi Funabashi (1999)
"... 192-93 moorings, 200-201 nonstarters, 188-91 Okamoto reaction to, 190-91
Okinawa Prefecture response to, 196-97 Pentagon resistance to, 191-92 shock of, ..."
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