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A salary in the "low six-figures" didn't hurt either, as he turned down offers from multiple consulting firms and government agencies.
Jobs Market Picks Up for Graduates Melissa Korn 2011
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"Low seven-figure advances have become six-figures, while six-figures have become five," says a publishing executive, adding that print runs are down as much as 25% compared with a year earlier, depending on the type of book.
New Economics Rewrite Book Business Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011
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Ford, Reagan and the rest, paid six-figures for just showing up at confabs and golf tournaments.
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It proves even more difficult to explain why it is priced at six-figures when it might be more appropriately offered as a certificate course or on-the-job training.
Tom Silva: The Other Debt Crisis Tom Silva 2011
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Two people who work for a living and who both have to do so to maintain their stations in life have more in common with each other -- even if their incomes are six-figures apart -- than either has with anybody who goes through life not knowing what work is.
What, Me Rich?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The deal was mid six-figures against low seven figures.
January 2009 2009
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This tax won't really hurt people in the low/mid six-figures.
Is the High-Earners Income Tax Proposal Constitutional? Yes, but… « PubliCola 2010
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The spec screenplay was sold back in 2005 for a high six-figures to Fox, but was subsequently put into turnaround and snatched up by New Line.
Richard Jenkins and Bruce Thomas Join Farrellys’ Hall Pass, More Script Details Revealed | /Film 2010
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My family is well into the six-figures for household income.
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It proves even more difficult to explain why it is priced at six-figures when it might be more appropriately offered as a certificate course or on-the-job training.
Tom Silva: The Other Debt Crisis Tom Silva 2011
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