Selling a hybrid requires a lot more time, attention and work for the dealer without a lot more reward, if any, for the salesperson.

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Overall, it's a good reward for a hard day's work.

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White should also recognize that the SEC faces the same talent pool issues as do all federal bureaucracies: Is it preferable to hire some Ivy Leaguer from a white-shoe law firm for three years or to reward and cultivate the hard work of an SEC employee seeking to make a career in regulation?

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In journalism, most of the reward for good work comes from association with a steadily improving product.

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So it's a bit of a feather in the cap and a reward for many many years hard work.

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Then they negotiate a settlement with the company and ask the court for a fee to reward them for their hard work.

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The chance to play in front of thousands of people on the Saturday of Latitude is just reward for a couple of years' hard work.

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Pope believes that wealth is the just reward for talent and hard work, and that all Americans have a fair chance at success.

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He had always wanted to own a prestige car and felt that this was his reward for years of hard work.

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Lawmakers interviewed for this article say aides work hard for smaller salaries than they could earn elsewhere, and that modest bonuses are one way of offering a reward.

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