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  • Gastrointestinal Hospital, or "Mass Gas" as it is more commonly known, and stared out the window at the thin sliver of the Charles River I could see from my decidedly unprestigious office.

    Norm Bladdon, Private G.I. Con Chapman 2011

  • It was published in the rather unprestigious Nebraska Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance.

    FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010

  • Gastrointestinal Hospital, or "Mass Gas" as it is more commonly known, and stared out the window at the thin sliver of the Charles River I could see from my decidedly unprestigious office.

    Norm Bladdon, Private G.I. 2010

  • Marion Barry gets a committee back, albeit the unprestigious Community Affairs and Aging panel, giving him an opportunity to boast to The Post's Tim Craig: Politically, I am stronger now than ever before. ...

    DeMorning DeBonis: Dec. 23, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010

  • He then worked his way through an unprestigious law school, and enlisted in the Marines to fight for his country.

    Michael Kazin: The Great Populist Divide 2008

  • Since universities won't teach unprestigious but decent-paying blue collar skills like carpentry, many athletes get dumped in watered-down and worthless courses like Rocks for Jocks (geology) and Clapping for Credit (music).

    Archive 2005-11-27 Steve Sailer 2005

  • Since universities won't teach unprestigious but decent-paying blue collar skills like carpentry, many athletes get dumped in watered-down and worthless courses like Rocks for Jocks (geology) and Clapping for Credit (music).

    NYT: College football players aren't always as smart as real college students! Steve Sailer 2005

  • Bill was the managing partner of Woodman & Weld, the prestigious law firm for which Stone did unprestigious jobs.

    The Short Forever Woods, Stuart 2001

  • He then worked his way through an unprestigious law school, and enlisted in the Marines to fight for his country.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2008

  • He then worked his way through an unprestigious law school, and enlisted in the Marines to fight for his country.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2008

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