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And, in all five cases, geographic mobility in order to take a more secure, prestigious, or better-paying job.
Pamela Haag, Ph.D.: The Neighbor Break-Up Ph.D. Pamela Haag 2011
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Their ability to receive a higher education and move into better-paying jobs would help the U.S. economy in the form of increased tax revenue and consumer spending.
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Over the last few years, landing better-paying jobs in higher education has been increasingly difficult as the percentage of tenured faculty shrinks.
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His father, who had left a university career teaching language for a better-paying office job, loved to eat.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Over the last few years, landing better-paying jobs in higher education has been increasingly difficult as the percentage of tenured faculty shrinks.
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The flipside is the number of talented people who leave music for better-paying pastures — or who never embark on a music career in the first place.
Rockin' pneumonia Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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He hated having to stay home, so he would pretend he had to meet someone for a little while, maybe to get a better-paying job, and then not return until the wee hours and sometimes not until morning, bathed in the scent of another woman.
Family Storms 2011
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At least three economic studies have found that beneficiaries of TAA subsidies don't tend to secure better-paying jobs after retraining.
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The flipside is the number of talented people who leave music for better-paying pastures — or who never embark on a music career in the first place.
Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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We all know that getting a better-paying job is one of the main reasons to go to college. ...
Fed chief tells graduates: Don't go for the gold, be happy 2010
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