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As the 1820s turned into the 1830s, journalists had become wellpaid in France, Britain and America and had assumed an increasingly important social status.
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What were Miss Francis and her wellpaid staff doing all this time?
Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940
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Skilled and wellpaid labor puts its stamp on a tenement even in spite of the open door, and usually soon supplies the missing bell.
XIV. The Common Herd 1890
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It was Parliament that was the heart of the system of 'Old Corruption ', whereby the government doled out wellpaid sinecures and handouts to' placemen 'who could be relied on to vote the right way as and when required.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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I’m disgusted: I’ve worked hard to bring students from out of town to Stoppard’s play – which has a lot more authentic debate about the meaning of unions, social change, and politics than this ’strike’ of the wellpaid stagehands does – and now they won’t (EVER) see the play, I can guarantee you.
Broadway Strike Survival Guide - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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