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Behind them three, four and five are often described as "the engine room", but engine rooms are staffed by hoary-handed grease monkeys, whereas the middle order are the prom kings and queens of batsmanship, a cabal of head prefects and silver-spoon merchants.
Why English cricket needs the six appeal of an Indiana Jones | Barney Ronay 2011
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Let's get radical and start putting the elected thieves into jail where they belong instead of nurtuiring their silver-spoon sucking sense of privilege.
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Not to be picky, but it's his step-daughter, but who cares who gets handed the silver-spoon?
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Traficant is no different than Hatch, Lieberman, McConnell, anybody else you want to mention in our elective assemblies - oh wait, except that he's working class and so doesn't get a "Get out of Jail Free" card like the silver-spoon set.
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What did he think he was getting when he supported this white, conservative, silver-spoon Republican?
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A silver-spoon life, and a silver-platter Senate seat.
A Kennedy-Sharpton Meeting at Sylvia’s - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Now if I were somneone who wanted to elect a person who UNDERSTOOD the REAL problems of the downtrodden in America should I vote for the silver-spoon fed socialite having the expensive dinner parties or the one who has spent time in the trenches learning FIRST HAND about the problems and the people?
McCain admits mistake in using Petraeus picture for fundraising 2008
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Yes, he was a drunk … yes he did drugs … yes he was arrested for it … yes he was a failure at damn near every business that was handed to him and his silver-spoon laden mouth (let alone a failure as the POTUS in the minds of the vast majority of citizens of the USA).
Must Watch: Oliver Stone's W. Teaser Trailer « FirstShowing.net 2008
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People find it fascinating to track the waning and waxing of personal wealth, watching as perennial front-runners Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are eclipsed by a Mexican telecom titan and chased by various silver-spoon princes of Asia and the Middle East.
The New Rich: What Success And Wealth Mean To Consumers In 2010 Andrew Benett 2010
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People find it fascinating to track the waning and waxing of personal wealth, watching as perennial front-runners Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are eclipsed by a Mexican telecom titan and chased by various silver-spoon princes of Asia and the Middle East.
The New Rich: What Success And Wealth Mean To Consumers In 2010 2010
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