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Examples
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If your life is of no greater value than theirs, for leisure's sake don't use the enema!
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The sabbath's return; and its leisure's soft chain!
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And so fond of the trip that, when leisure's to spare,
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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Yet should this Verse, my leisure's best resource,
Poems Samuel Rogers 1809
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For example, when I realized how inexpensive of a hobby reading really is, particularly in the form of reading library books, I dove into the hobby, meaning that my time spent on leisure's cost per hour went down drastically.
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For example, when I realized how inexpensive of a hobby reading really is, particularly in the form of reading library books, I dove into the hobby, meaning that my time spent on leisure's cost per hour went down drastically.
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For example, when I realized how inexpensive of a hobby reading really is, particularly in the form of reading library books, I dove into the hobby, meaning that my time spent on leisure's cost per hour went down drastically.
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In its modern form, dating from Victorian times, leisure's a negative concept: it's defined in contrast to work, as non-work - the time we gain, as a result of earning money, that we don't need to spend earning money.
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How and under what conditions can communities benefit from leisure's strengths with respect to prevention, health and quality of life?
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