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  • Businesse pledged on Friday to donate nearly R20 million to police leadership training over the next two years.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • And in _Civill Businesse_, as he was _Counseller_ of _Estate_, he had the best way of _Advising_; Not engaging his

    Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various

  • Their Chiefe use for Delight, is in Privatenesse and Retiring; 1 for Ornament, is in Discourse; and for Ability, is in the Judgement and Disposition of Businesse….

    II. Apprehension versus Comprehension 1920

  • Retiring [1]; for Ornament, is in Discourse; and for Ability, is in the Judgement and Disposition of Businesse ....

    On The Art of Reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • Coat with a Birch Besom, instead of minding his owne Businesse of sweeping the Walk.

    Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary Anne Manning 1843

  • What had been _her_ Businesse, I know not; but she lookt at me and my Book as though she should like to know _mine_; but, with her usual demure Curtsey, made Way for me, and walked off.

    Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary Anne Manning 1843

  • Messengers, Agents, and Heralds, sent by publique Authoritie, and on publique Businesse.

    Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633

  • Also if a man be sent into another Country, secretly to explore their counsels, and strength; though both the Authority, and the Businesse be Publique; yet because there is none to take notice of any Person in him, but his own; he is but

    Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633

  • By SYSTEMES; I understand any numbers of men joyned in one Interest, or one Businesse.

    Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633

  • Another Businesse of the Soveraign, is to choose good Counsellours;

    Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633

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