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  • Go HERE to plunk down some hard-earn Hyrkanian rubies for any number of killer latex weaponry, or swing by Big Bad Toy Store, who has many of the same swords and axes for a little cheaper.

    The Riddle of Latex! Reis O'Brien 2010

  • Which is when government takes your hard-earn moneyed, doles it out however a politician sees fit.

    CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2008 2008

  • AD HK can achieve Lai's objective without looking like a liar and expend all hard-earn credibility.

    Simple Logic: a case example of Apple Daily commentaries vs HKEJ Sun Bin 2006

  • AD HK can achieve Lai's objective without looking like a liar and expend all hard-earn credibility.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Sun Bin 2006

  • According to the report, the units should stay in stores until late January 2011, giving you plenty of time to determine whether or not the Move is worth your hard-earned cash -- or plenty of time to hard-earn said cash, if you decide to apply to become one of Sony's Move representatives.

    Joystiq 2010

  • They said they can fine and warn the bank for wrong practice, but we lost our hard-earn money for them to correct their processes and practice?

    Tan Kin Lian's Blog 2008

  • Let's just hope all the rich and famous wall-street high rollers have learned their lesson after tons of hard-earn tax money are buried.

    Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2008

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