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  • For that, the new guy will need to keep a good teaching record, a solid history of service to the univeristy usually committee drugery, and publish new research.

    Archive 2009-01-04 2009

  • Truth was it was always a mess, always drugery to be in, never a pleasure.

    The Kitchen 2005

  • After I was hoping that we'd have a good run of episodes after last week's, we're back to the usual drugery of characters making stupid decisions and pointless arguing.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Andrew 2006

  • Furthermore, early game will still usually have the wonder of the game still shiny and drugery hasn't set in yet.

    Hoping for WTF in the New Year 2006

  • After I was hoping that we'd have a good run of episodes after last week's, we're back to the usual drugery of characters making stupid decisions and pointless arguing.

    TV Recap - November 13 Andrew 2006

  • The women are held more sacred among them than any nation we have seen and appear to have an equal Shere in all conversation, which is not the Case in any other nation I have seen. their boys & girls are also admited to speak except in Councels, the women doe all the drugery except fishing and takeing care of the horses, which the men apr. to take upon themselves.

    Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 1904

  • This amongst those people is considered as a great mark of butyand is practised in all the tribes we have passed on this river more or less. men take more of the drugery off the women than is common with Indians

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • The Nation of the Rickerries is about 600 men able to bear arms a Great perpotion of them have fusees they appear to be peacefull, their men tall and perpotiend, womin Small and industerous, raise great quantities of Corn Beens Simmins &c. also Tobacco for the men to Smoke they Collect all the wood and do the drugery as Common amongst Savages.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Seen. their boeys & Girls are also admited to Speak except in Councils, the women doe all the drugery except fishing and takeing care of the horses, which the men apr. to take upon themselves.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • But who am I kidding, I am the escape from day-to-day drugery!

    CBC Radio 3 2010

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