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On the strength of this list, the September grand jury, under the foremanship of Vice President Gabriel Flournoy Slaughter of American Steel Foundries, had resurrected an ancient vagrancy law.

From Time Magazine Archive

And you would," she flashed back at him, "if you'd take the foremanship.

From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack

Any man that was in the crowd that coaxed Cap'n Sproul into takin' the foremanship of Heckly Fire Comp'ny has got a good excuse.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

When, however the elements of this mechanism, such as time study, functional foremanship etc., are used without being accompanied by the true philosophy of management, the results are in many cases disastrous.

From The Principles of Scientific Management by Taylor, Frederick Winslow

As a rule, foremanship carries with it higher wages, although in some cases the pay is the same as that of the regular journeymen.

From Wage Earning and Education by Lutz, Rufus Rolla