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She acknowledged to Cromwell that her political rehabilitation had resulted in "benefite to my frendes and seruantes."
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(M358) These are the effects and rewards of al such as being pricked forward with this Romane and tyrannical ambition will goe about thus to subdue strange people: effects, I say, contrary to the profit which those shall receiue, which onely are affectioned to the common benefite, that is to say, to the generall policie of all men, and endeuour to vnite them one with another as well by trafficke and ciuill conuersations, as by military vertues, and force of armes, when as the Sauages will not yeeld vnto their enduours so much tending vnto their profit.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Please explain to me how we've benefite, oil-wise, from Iraq.
Energy Diversification, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The Republicans in government are only interested in making sure that they and their rich cronies are enjoying the benefite of health-care coverage.
Reid: Final Senate vote on health care bill Thursday morning 2009
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Please explain to me how we've benefite, oil-wise, from Iraq.
Energy Diversification, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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For example in my Borough where I am usually to be found protesting about somemthing 50% of the pop are in Coucil, accomodation and 705 of them are on benefite.
Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Newmania 2007
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Firste let him sorowe, not with a lighte forthinckinge, but with a moste earneste and bittre repentaunce in the botome of his conscience: for the puritie and innocencie that he had gotten eyther by baptisme or the benefite of former repentaunce, and nowe hathe eftsones loste, and forgone throughe sinne.
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Madame, I goe as thou seest in this famous Voyage, as well for mine Honour, as also the benefite of my soule; all our goodes and possessions, I commit to thy vertuous care.
The Decameron 2004
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Ruggiero having this benefite of the Maides kinde love to him, made it an hopefull mounting Ladder, whereby to derive some good liking from the Mistresse, presuming rather on his outward comely parts, then any other honest qualitie that might commend him.
The Decameron 2004
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This lande by the benefite of the battling breathe of the gentle Weast winde, reapeth corne twise in the yere.
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