clock watcher

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The compulsive clock watcher, on the other hand, has the same desire to rebel; unlike the latecomer, he suppresses it and submits to authority.

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Maybe the simplest description of Navratilova's command now is that she can turn the No. 3 player in the world into a clock watcher.

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In a period of nominal inflation, for example, a firm could afford to reward its superstars with raises of 12% or so because the average clock watcher would need to be given only, say, 2%.

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