Keating told members of his ruling Labor party that the French government's arguments in favor of nuclear testing in the Pacific had " cut no ice " with the 16 South Pacific Forum nations, which met in Madang, Papua New Guinea, last week.
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McEnroe wasn't available for comment and Channel 7, the broadcaster, said it had no comment . _ _ = GIVE ME A BREAK : Martina Navratilova may be the greatest female player in tennis history but that cut no ice with an over-zealous security guard.
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"He's lyin'again, " he said pointing a gnarled finger at Amos, his best friend since one-room schoolhouse days . They fought WW2 together, stood up at each other's weddings, and farmed adjoining land for over 60 years, but that cuts no ice right now _ not during MUSHROOM season.
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None welcomed Kerry, who burst onto the scene with support from celebrities like the writer George Plimpton; cash from New York and California; a core of young volunteers like Kennedy, who joined other students from Concord Academy to raise money in a bike-a-thon for Kerry; and the support of big-name national Democrats, who cut no ice in the working-class bars of Lowell.
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Telling them that they are will cut no ice with a gay couple determined to legalize their union in an era of widespread heterosexual divorce, with women who find that a too-early marriage stultifies their desire to become more autonomous later in life or with religious believers who find that the best way to express one's faith in God is to reject traditional denominations.
