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A do-nothing policy would lead to a reduction in lending of €4.5tn.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2012

The worst-case alternative may be even more painful to contemplate: a do-nothing policy that spawns a financial crisis driven by a run on the pound and sharply higher interest rates.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2010

They pointed to the dirty and rutted streets, the antiquated purchasing methods, the confusing street signs, the inadequate health and police and fire services as examples of Stapleton's do-nothing policy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Harry was one of their early and most intimate playmates—a fine, cheerful, open-hearted boy, whose parents were the practical advocates of "the let-alone, do-nothing policy," in regard to education.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various

The Scots had become restive under the king's do-nothing policy, and many of them left the camp and returned home with the booty already acquired.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Joel Cook




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