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That assessment is underscored by Olympus's continuing court battle with one whistleblowing employee, who says he was transferred to a less-desirable job after he filed a complaint with the company's compliance hotline.
Olympus Hotline Didn't Blow Whistle Juro Osawa 2012
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As Forkas sees it, the alternative to building the tower on Longfellow's campus is settling on a less-desirable location.
Fairfax middle school parents stand up to proposed cellphone tower Kevin Sieff 2010
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The borough remains deeply divided in terms of volume trends, however, as the strong neighborhoods, such as Williamsburg and Park Slope, grew stronger while less-desirable ones have yet to fully emerge from the recession.
Brooklyn Sales Show Pluses Laura Kusisto 2011
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Yahoo generates more than 30% of its display-ad revenue by selling lower-priced display ads for less-desirable real estate on its sites through its automated exchange, Right Media, which matches buyers and sellers of ads.
Yahoo Attracts More Potential Suitors Amir Efrati 2011
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They can add a lot of ambience to a room and really finish off the décor by hiding the less-desirable and un-matching box spring part of your mattress set.
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The same is true for less-attractive properties or those in less-desirable school districts.
Six Mistakes Housing Investors Make Karen Blumenthal 2011
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The kids in the in-crowd would arrive at a party, take a look inside, notice us and some of the other less-desirable kids, and say, 'Oh, great, every Tom, Dick and Harry is here -- let's get out of here,' and they'd leave, taking a lot of the kids with them.
Mark C. Miller: The Original Tom, Dick and Harry Located! Mark C. Miller 2011
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I leave less-desirable items in compartments toward the top, where she can't reach quite yet, and the healthier stuff below.
Hints From Heloise 2010
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People living in less-desirable neighborhoods might be able to find better homes in tonier ones that offer better appreciation potential.
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I leave less-desirable items in compartments toward the top, where she can't reach quite yet, and the healthier stuff below.
Hints From Heloise 2010
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