1. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.

2. Let's have a clear no-nonsense agreement to start work as soon as possible.

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4. She has a firm, no-nonsense attitude towards her staff.

5. She was a tough, no-nonsense leader.

6. He was a bluff no-nonsense administrator.

7. His no-nonsense manner gave him the reputation of being a good doctor.

8. The commissioner was a hard-working, no-nonsense kind of guy.

9. "Change it," he says in his abrupt, no-nonsense style.

10. She handled Gilbert with a firm, no-nonsense grasp.

11. A disciplinarian, a no-nonsense guy.

12. Mathews is a no-nonsense veteran of the police department.

13. It had a strong, no-nonsense ring about it.

14. This is a no-nonsense statement which some scales could prove the worth of. 6 Stop Keith urinating on the carpet.

15. Sunday's dynamic, no-nonsense, no-holds barred mood makes it a go-ahead time.

16. "It won't work," Mitchell says in his abrupt, no-nonsense style.

17. They damned the no-nonsense, authoritarian government,() which peremptorily squashed even the smallest perceived threat to social peace.

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19. As the child subjected him to a solemn, no-nonsense appraisal, Ashley's heart began to hammer behind her ribs.

20. In his defence, Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man.

21. People were catching on to his folksy, well-informed, no-nonsense approach.

22. No-nonsense coach guided Eagles into playoffs without benefit of a quarterback and a decent place to play.

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24. Women who adhere to this go for the tailored suit and no-nonsense haircut routine.

25. I knew I could rely on her for some no-nonsense advice.

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27. Colonel Lewis Pick, the architect of the tribes' inundation, was the embodiment of a no-nonsense military man.

28. She had always had grey hair, scraped back into a no-nonsense knot and wore baggy knitted suits.

29. Then he can play like a dream, electrifying Anfield with that direct, no-nonsense running style which strikes fear into defenders.

30. Arthur Ransome illustrates how a matter-of-fact tone can match the no-nonsense approach of children; and so on.

1. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.

31. Andy is a street-wise ex-cop, with a blunt, no-nonsense approach that is offensive to some but appreciated by many.

32. Top-quality, no-nonsense fish and chips in the heart of Marylebone.

33. Jason, with his no-nonsense approach, has been an asset to the project.

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35. Apart from being the best companion anyone could ever hope for, her no-nonsense proof reading stopped me drifting down many narrative cul - de sacs.

36. With her plain Jane , middle-aged looks and her no-nonsense approach to life, Susan is perhaps the most unlikely star to be discovered of late.

37. "Everybody liked and really respected him," says Reynolds. "He was a leader and a no-nonsense guy.

38. Obviously, that rather challenging and provocative notion is something that lends itself readily to the sort of no-nonsense tone that I'm talking about.

39. A no-nonsense attendant in rainboots took us past rows of barking dogs, many big and scary, at least to me.

40. Sharon Foster, a no-nonsense fifth-grade teacher from Emerald Shores, Fla., said she had hoped for more.

41. Are our managers no-nonsense aggressive competitors or are they more concerned with driving out inefficiencies?

42. Susan Sarandon plays no-nonsense Louise, a single woman who convinces her unhappily married best friend, the loopy Thelma (Geena Davis), to take a road trip with her for much-needed chick bonding.

43. Although Putin has a reputation as a no-nonsense politician, he has often been reluctant to fire officials in the past, preferring to publicly dress them down instead.

44. It must be kind of a relief to get this sort of no-nonsense attitude toward these issues after all the tacking and veering that we're likely to have experienced in earlier writers.

45. 'She is somebody that can develop relationships very quickly. A no-nonsense person,' she said.

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47. It's a kind of a downright, no-nonsense, let's-get-on-with-it kind of tone that, after reading Derrida and other writers of that kind, you're perhaps not quite ready for. In a way it's bracing.

48. This no-nonsense attitude makes him an absolute joy to work with.

49. She seems kind and no-nonsense, so this is as cruelly unexpected as a punch in the solar plexus: she's telling me I'm not doing my job properly.

50. Does this suggest a slap-dash approach to personal hygiene in the more mature, a no-nonsense efficient approach, or a deep seated eco-consciousness and concern about water conservation?

51. I checked out Vince's No-Nonsense Muscle Building program, and although I don't own it, I did get the impression that Vince has a clue what he is talking about.