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Minister for Veterans and People, Louise Sandher-Jones, said the survey results were "wholly unacceptable", describing it as a "no holds barred baseline, to fully confront and address the root causes of this issue".

From BBC

So yes, there’s some composites being made where I take seven people whom I had a similar pattern repeat, and I just lop them all into one song as one person and unify the communication; there’s no holds barred.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of why I love that it’s Vegas is that there’s this ceilinglessness in terms of no holds barred again, like I want to wear a boa.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is a no holds barred conversation. You can say anything you want and I want to know what you really think about this issue," she said.

From BBC

Writer and creator Knight promised the film would leave "no holds barred".

From BBC