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work for

verb as in attend

verb as in pursue

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One probation officer said: "It’s been a particular issue in the North East and North West, and the Midlands. It means extra work for us because if the tags can’t be fitted we have to increase our home visits and do all the paperwork for them to be sent back to prison".

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“They didn’t need someone to say, ‘I can do the work for you — pay me.’

Most Russian scientists who publish peer-reviewed articles work for government institutions.

"It was clear there was a meeting of minds and a partnership that's going to work for both sides," he told BBC News.

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“We work for today, and Clarence strives for today,” he says, “but it’s a double-edged sword. Because he knows he can fly — we know we can do these things — but at what cost?”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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