HEDGE-FUND and private-equity managers earn a lot of money, more than most people think justified by their contribution to society.

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Although Sun does not earn a lot of money from Java, the software helps to create demand for the company's other products.

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War is a business in which banks earn a lot of money.

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"There's no affordable childcare on the estate so people would need to earn a lot of money to be able to afford childcare, " she added.

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You can be great in your profession, you can earn a lot of money, you can be famous, but the question is what are you doing for others.

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"Now, of course, khat will come more extensively to the London airports and then be smuggled to the rest of Europe, because you can earn a lot of money with this drug, " warns Mr Schmidt.

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And in Beijing you must have an automobile, and it is kind of hard for him because he doesn't earn a lot money compared to some Beijing local people, and he is also paying the mortgage to buy a new apartment.

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Many of them joined the party in the first place only because they were top of their college class and they saw it as a way to earn a lot more money.

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