And if Verdi had lived, say, in the Baroque era, when operas nearly always had happy endings, Violetta might have done just as well for herself.

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Though it is beneficial to everyone up and down the corporate ladder to share credit, Emily should have done so only after she claimed primary credit for herself.

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She had dressed for the visit, generously spritzed herself with Shalimar, and done her best to cover the fresh bruises around her newly widened eyes.

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But, over the past few years Tori Spelling has done a great job at excelling in the world of business and making a name for herself as an entrepreneur.

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She had done pre-med for four years, but she had to start all over again, training herself on practice mops and sweeping the dirt around on the ground at the CFA summer institute in Phoenix.

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