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catch-22

noun as in no-win situation

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As a local person, and business owner, she said it feels like a “Catch-22 situation”.

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"Given that there are fixed capital budgets in all government departments, there is very little room for them to manoeuvre as well, so you're in a kind of Catch-22 situation."

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“Catch-22” might have been an awkward film of the book, but there’s nothing wrong with Newhart’s Maj.

Other movies followed over the years, including roles in “Hot Millions,” “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” “Catch-22,” “Cold Turkey,” “First Family” and “Elf.”

Hunter acknowledged that the state has created a Catch-22 in that it is requiring districts to submit budgets and schedules and apply for waivers even though they won’t have the student performance data needed to determine if they are eligible for an exemption.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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