My daughter is going to spend a good portion of her life at work.

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Someone who has spent a good portion of her life gaining purchase has suddenly been asked to sell something, and she seems to find it slightly beneath her.

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Work occupies a large portion of her life.

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You only spend a small portion of your life in your car (although I know it seems like more) so why not splurge on something for the house instead, like a good wide-screen TV and a recliner with a fridge in the arm?

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In return, it gets a portion of the silver for the life of the mine at a fixed cost.

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Hill had spent a good portion of her daughter's life in the hospital.

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The generally high portion of women in working life is a result of policies introduced back in the 1970s and 1980s when public kindergartens were made readily available to all and parental leave was extended from a few weeks to almost a year's paid leave.

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Reinsurance companies provide insurance for insurance companies (property, casualty, life, health or malpractice), frequently assuming a portion of the financial risk involved.

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An unknown portion of the bulge in sales of large life policies reflects a practice in which older people buy policies and resell them to investors, who pay the premiums and become the beneficiary.

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While a good portion of that time was interesting and engaging, in the end, my corporate life culminated in devastating personal, professional and health challenges (for more on my personal story, see my book Breakdown Breakthrough ).

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