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For all its immense talent and creativity, the classical-music field often seems consumed by financial struggles, companies going under, labor strife, hand-wringing over missions, and board-room battles.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2015

His portrait now hangs in the board-room at the bank, near that of his friend, Mr. Geach.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

“The directors and myself will meet your party in the board-room across the hall in half an hour, Mr. Wade.”

From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman

The new directors filed into the board-room and with great celerity proceeded to elect Fletcher Fogg to be president and general manager of the Vose line.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman

He just showed himself at the door of the board-room, and, being requested to bring a certain day-book from a certain shelf in a certain room, bowed and vanished.

From Stories of Mystery by Johnson, Rossiter