staffman
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staffmen
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Writer White is the second prominent staffman of The New Yorker to show drawing ability after success in writing.
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Gingrich had just come upon a copy of a letter from an AEC staffman authorizing Dr. Smith to discuss with the British "the basic metallurgy of plutonium."
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Tall, round-faced Colonel Kim Pak II, ex-Japanese army captain, now generally accredited the Korean army's smartest staffman, shook hands with me warmly, but his usual cheerful manner had given way to worried tenseness.
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A salaried staffman, Surgeon Blalock has no private patients, never sees a penny of the fees for his operations: all the money goes to the university.
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A good staffman doesn't act the way you do.
From Alarm Clock by H. R. van Dongen
A few weeks ago Stuart told the bank trustees that the 75 Bee and Register staffmen deserved a 10% raise.
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Rimmed around it are neatly dressed staffmen, their mouths at the ready in case R.M. says something that calls for a quick laugh.
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Last October, Associated Press abruptly discharged one of its Manhattan staffmen named Morris Watson, explained that after seven years it was "dissatisfied with his services."
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The first U.S. radio staffmen to broadcast regularly over the Soviet radio was back home last week and talking last week.
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Of the 21 top Foreign Office staffmen investigated, only four had records bad enough to warrant discharge.
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