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The report also found a clear case for reform of public-sector pensions, saying final salary pensions were "inherently unfair," rewarding high-flyers disproportionately.
U.K. Public Sector Report Recommends Pension Changes Ainsley Thomson 2010
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Clearly these high-flyers have contacts, but calling them educators basically does away with "education" part altogether, turning college into a form of advertising: this person found massive success and YOU CAN TOO!
Amanda Krauss: My Post-Academic Year Amanda Krauss 2012
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But the roster of artists who have played here include such high-flyers as Wilco, Mavis Staples and Neko Case.
Chicago Jeff Chu 2011
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The roles being offered to the former City high-flyers include 'Night-Shift Stock Restoration Operative' and 'Dining-Area Tray Reclamation Officer', with salaries of up to £6.40 per hour for the top employees.
Archive 2009-01-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Clearly these high-flyers have contacts, but calling them educators basically does away with "education" part altogether, turning college into a form of advertising: this person found massive success and YOU CAN TOO!
Amanda Krauss: My Post-Academic Year Amanda Krauss 2012
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I know there are many corporate high-flyers who are fans as they grew up watching the movie series.
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Now that the market has contracted and some of the high-flyers are, shall we say “grounded,” the talent pool is probably a lot more impressive.
PCGS Hires a New Grader and Some Thoughts on Third-Party Grading : Coin Collecting News 2010
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I know there are many corporate high-flyers who are fans as they grew up watching the movie series.
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The MP, regarded as one of the Conservative party's high-flyers, was being interviewed about England's exit from the World Cup when he praised the good behaviour of the team's supporters.
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt apologises for Hillsborough gaffe 2010
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These ‘high-flyers’ make the top level too quickly with no real experience whatsoever.
Daily Mail article on the book « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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