Word: earned
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...London, Sir Arnold Trevor Bax, 58, was appointed Master of the King's Musick, the 21st in an unbroken line since Charles II re-established the post in 1660. Famed as a poetic Neo-Celt composer, Sir Arnold has. never been obliged to earn his living, has never held any office before. His new job, the musical equivalent of Poet Laureate, has been a sinecure since Edward VII abolished State concerts...
...certificates were given to all men who left College to serve in the armed forces in the last war, but many recipients came back after the war to complete their studies and to earn degrees...
Except for Government and agricultural workers, all Canadians fall under the wage-freezing order, get no raises for the duration. But they can and do get "promoted," and unless they are foremen, or earn more than $3,000 a year, they must also be given bonuses. Hence wages...
...accepted for the Candidates Class will be given about six months of training when they leave college, and may earn commissions as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve if they pass this training. Interviews may be obtained by calling Kirkland 7600 extension 38. Trainees will be chosen as a result of these interviews and physical exams prior to final induction in March...
...Spain I was used to the immorally rich and the immorally poor; ... to what I called the 'outclass of society' . . . the people who, when I played in a movie house as a child to earn a living, after hours of constant work until two o'clock in the morning, came with objectionable women and made us run the whole show for them. . . . [They] in my opinion, in a very large part, kindled the revolution which cost thousands of lives, and gave the tragic opportunity for a dress rehearsal of the actual...