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The 14-hour journey across the narrow Palk Straits marked the first such crossing in 28 years.
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Once an energetic and ambitious professional who reveled in 14-hour workdays, Hatfill now found himself staring at the walls all day.
The Wrong Man 2010
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Yang sometimes found himself working 13- or 14-hour days, functioning almost like a machine.
China pushing back against online smear campaigns Chico Harlan 2011
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The hours of a typical executive chef run to 14-hour (or longer) days that begin with brainstorming menus and ordering ingredients in the morning and ending only after the final diners have shut the door behind them.
How Women Are Heating Up The Restaurant World Heidi Brown 2009
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Drawn to the capital from the northeastern state of Manipur, the waitress works 14-hour days at a restaurant that symbolizes a culture of conspicuous consumption unimaginable a generation ago.
Beautiful and Damned, or Just Dazed and Confused? Sadanand Dhume 2011
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Yang sometimes found himself working 13- or 14-hour days, functioning almost like a machine.
China pushing back against online smear campaigns Chico Harlan 2011
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Although Superdry employs more than 1,000 staff, Dunkerton often works 14-hour days, fuelled by his signature drink of a triple-shot cappuccino.
Julian Dunkerton: People just love the cut of his cloth |Observer profile 2011
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Impossible tasks, 14-hour work days, and personal sacrifices are the norm.
Shaena Henry: The Devil Wears Puma: When Mediocrity and Ambition Collide Shaena Henry 2011
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Yang sometimes found himself working 13- or 14-hour days, functioning almost like a machine.
China pushing back against online smear campaigns Chico Harlan 2011
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Once an energetic and ambitious professional who reveled in 14-hour workdays, Hatfill now found himself staring at the walls all day.
The Wrong Man 2010
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