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- adjective video games Requiring
payment from theplayer .
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Examples
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They noted that Mr. Blagojevich's predecessor, George Ryan, was sentenced to 6½ years in prison for corruption and that Mr. Blagojevich, 54 years old, campaigned for office on a platform of ending so-called pay-to-play politics in Illinois.
Prosecutors Seek 15-to-20-Year Sentence for Blagojevich Douglas Belkin 2011
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They noted that he campaigned for office on a platform of ending so-called pay-to-play politics in Illinois.
Blagojevich Gets 14-Year Term Joe Barrett 2011
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This so-called pay-to-play rule doesn't affect any of Perry's rivals.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The advertising plan was not working very well, so David decided to try a pay-to-play plan for the forums.
How long has MexConnect been around . . . what is the history of Mexconnect? Who started Mexconnect? 2009
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Compounding the problem were high school coaches who ran the off-season pay-to-play programs as for-profit feeders for their varsity teams, as well as college scouts who increasingly focused their attention and recruiting efforts on All-Star tournaments and travel teams.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Last year, the SEC backed down from a proposal to ban fund managers from using placement agents and instead placed restrictions on investment advisers aimed at preventing "pay-to-play" practices.
Pension Rules Kick In Sabrina Willmer 2011
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Compounding the problem were high school coaches who ran the off-season pay-to-play programs as for-profit feeders for their varsity teams, as well as college scouts who increasingly focused their attention and recruiting efforts on All-Star tournaments and travel teams.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Until we put something in place to clean things up, we'll be living in the world of political pay-to-play.
Paulson stadium scheme will still be a no-bid deal (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Appearing yesterday before the Illinois House, Mr. Burris testified that he had not been involved in any “pay-to-play” activities to obtain the appointment.
Major Hurdle May Be Cleared for Illinois Senate Appointment - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Its obvious that Burris has done nothing wrong with regard to the alleged pay-to-play involving Blagojevic.
Burris Meets With Reid and Durbin - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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