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dealbreaker

A specific issue or thing that will cause an agreement, deal, or relationship to fail or be terminated. He told me he never wanted to have kids, which is a dealbreaker for me, so we decided to end the relationship then and there. The insurgency's insistence on maintaining a political presence was a dealbreaker for the truce negotiations.
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It seems the idea that a directly-elected mayor for our part of the world - a must-beincluded element of any devolution agreement as far as the Conservatives are concerned - may not be a deal-breaker after all.
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I don't think anything's going to be a deal-breaker, I just expect one or two more get-togethers which will happen very shortly.
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A deal-breaker also might be a big engine or transmission problem.
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The problem is, every time we start to disagree he brings up the rule - to him, it's a deal-breaker.
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But he said: "Worst-case scenario we are five points off - it's not a deal-breaker.
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However, the clash is not considered a deal-breaker on geographical grounds and, with the Henlow event starting six days earlier, first round eliminations there could still be entered for the Sunderland competition.
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I wouldn''t have thought having a new stadium was a complete deal-breaker this time around for Saints given all the other things they bring to the Super League party.
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Luckily there is something you can do to improve body odour so this doesn't have to be a deal-breaker - all you need to do is pluck up the courage to discuss it.
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It was not immediately clear whether this was just a snag or a deal-breaker.
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There's still one or two things to be ironed out in his contract but nothing that I see as being a deal-breaker," he said.
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Any give in the Berkshire turf would be welcomed, but it would not be a deal-breaker if it does not rain.
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