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One of the easiest {{tag|flannel}}s for a new learner to master. It can be as simple as “you’re not wrong”, or “I don’t disagree”, it can be subtly buried in a redundant expression like [[unless and until]], or it can find  its full-bodied roar, as in that most magnificent contortion, the {{isdaprov|Indemnifiable Tax}} definition in the {{isdama}} - a ''quintuple'' negative:
One of the easiest {{tag|flannel}}s for a new learner to master. It can be as simple as “you’re not wrong”, or “I don’t disagree”, it can be subtly buried in a redundant expression like [[unless and until]], or it can find  its full-bodied roar, as in that most magnificent contortion, the {{isdaprov|Indemnifiable Tax}} definition in the {{isdama}} - a ''quintuple'' negative:
:“{{Nutshell ISDA Indemnifiable Tax}}
:“{{Nutshell ISDA Indemnifiable Tax}}


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Revision as of 10:49, 6 January 2017

One of the easiest flannels for a new learner to master. It can be as simple as “you’re not wrong”, or “I don’t disagree”, it can be subtly buried in a redundant expression like unless and until, or it can find its full-bodied roar, as in that most magnificent contortion, the Indemnifiable Tax definition in the ISDA Master Agreement - a quintuple negative:

“An Indemnifiable Tax is any Tax that is not[1] a Stamp Tax that is not[2] a tax that would not[3] be imposed if there were not[4] a connection between the taxing authority’s jurisdiction and the recipient that did not[5] arise solely from the recipient having performed any part of this Agreement in that jurisdiction.

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