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So you can see why the drink was so popular in the 19th century, when the advent of the Industrial Revolution was filling the cities with soot and stink, and the average worker, without laws governing how long their work-days were, hardly had time to sleep at night.
The Rise and Fall of the Green Fairy Heather McDougal 2008
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So you can see why the drink was so popular in the 19th century, when the advent of the Industrial Revolution was filling the cities with soot and stink, and the average worker, without laws governing how long their work-days were, hardly had time to sleep at night.
Archive 2008-07-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 back to work-days 1 and 2
Archive 2007-04-01 ScienceWoman 2007
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 back to work-days 1 and 2
back to work-days 1 and 2 ScienceWoman 2007
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On being a scientist and a woman: back to work-days 1 and 2 skip to main | skip to sidebar
back to work-days 1 and 2 ScienceWoman 2007
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He gets to spend all his work-days being boss so accepts with reasonable aplomb when I tell him what to do.
Don't Shoot the Messenger: A Little Armchair Psychology From A Romance Writer Angie Fox 2009
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Believe it or not, despite spending 12-15 months "deployed", 12-18 hour work-days, many of our Army professionals volunteer in their "off" time.
Saving the Children 2007
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"There is more to life than 12-hour work-days in which we sacrificed personal lives for the corporate good."
Letters 2007
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In truth, this livelihood has traditionally involved backbreaking toil, work-days that last from sun-up to sundown, and monotony–which is why sons and daughters have been fleeing the farm for five generations.
Francois and Dano on Agricultural Yields « Climate Audit 2006
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"It is completely unacceptable and irresponsible for the minister of labour to support industrial action and unrest when the country is still feeling the effect of losing 3,8 million work-days in 1999 because of union disruptions," he said.
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