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It is definitely a concern because it’s a catch-22, hockey players have families at home. They are concerned on both sides of the ocean. – Agent Dan Milstein	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are days away from starting the commercial manufacturing, we cannot release it without regulatory approval so we’re in a little bit of a Catch-22 situation and there are certainly scenarios that we are currently discussing with the regulators. – Thomas Lingelbach	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
You can jumpstart your index fund by cutting the price, there is a Catch-22, though, as you risk reducing the profitability of such a product with that strategy. – Todd Rosenbluth	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The novel is filled with crazy older men who are delusionally invested in the sense of their own glory and importance, and who are comically clueless. We have one of those guys in the White House right now, so it feels way more relevant even than it was a couple of years ago, catch-22. – Luke Davies	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The downgrade shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but it is a major issue for the refinancing, the core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag. – Robert Southey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag. – Robert Southey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Why would you market it when you can’t help everyone in line right away? It’s a catch 22. – Mickey Atkins	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Catch 22 – Joseph Heller	added by anonymous 13 years ago

It is definitely a concern because it’s a catch-22, hockey players have families at home. They are concerned on both sides of the ocean.

– Agent Dan Milstein

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are days away from starting the commercial manufacturing, we cannot release it without regulatory approval so we’re in a little bit of a Catch-22 situation and there are certainly scenarios that we are currently discussing with the regulators.

– Thomas Lingelbach

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

You can jumpstart your index fund by cutting the price, there is a Catch-22, though, as you risk reducing the profitability of such a product with that strategy.

– Todd Rosenbluth

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The novel is filled with crazy older men who are delusionally invested in the sense of their own glory and importance, and who are comically clueless. We have one of those guys in the White House right now, so it feels way more relevant even than it was a couple of years ago, catch-22.

– Luke Davies

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The downgrade shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but it is a major issue for the refinancing, the core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag.

– Robert Southey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag.

– Robert Southey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Why would you market it when you can’t help everyone in line right away? It’s a catch 22.

– Mickey Atkins

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Catch 22

– Joseph Heller

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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