NATO
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Singlish:
no action, talk only
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- acronym of no action, talk only
Singapore must not become like NATO - No Action Talk Only, say some people. Yes, indeed, it must not. And unlike Nato's current campaign in Kosovo, it must not be half-hearted.
— 1999 May 15, Chua Lee Hoong. The Straits Times, "S21 – Over to you now, Singaporeans". p.53
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