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British the right of a tenant to vote in national and local elections

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Words nearby occupation franchise

occupational medicine, occupational pension, occupational psychology, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, occupational therapy, occupation franchise, occupation groupings, occupation layer, occupied, Occupied Territories, occupier

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How to use occupation franchise in a sentence

He was born in a barn to penniless parents who were part of a people under occupation.
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.
Exclusive: Sony Hack Reveals Studio's Detailed Plans For Another ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another angle Robinov suggests as a possibility for Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a franchise reboot tackling Spidey as… an adult.
Exclusive: Sony Hack Reveals Studio's Detailed Plans For Another ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The NFL cares about only one thing: protecting the 32 franchise owners.
Roger Goodell and the NFL’s Path to Power|Robert Silverman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

More than the books, and they are greatly so, this is an action franchise.
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’|Kevin Fallon|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At an early hour next morning the train of wagons got into motion, and the hunters went out to their usual occupation.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
I am prepared to respect the franchise, to give substantially, although not nominally, equality.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
But, fortunately, they had scant time for repining, and there is nothing like active occupation to banish useless brooding.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Everywhere there was a sense of recent occupation, an impression of sadness and gloom.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Let the wags laugh on; but a far pleasanter occupation is to sleep until breakfast-time, or near it.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray