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The jali sings the praises of his friends and benefactors, warns the politicians of their errors and admonishes the listeners to live right.
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He lived in the era before the welfare state, and relied on benefactors for support.
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First with her own money and then with the financial assistance of other benefactors, she personally dispensed such things as meal tickets, clothing, spectacles, false teeth, and wheelchairs.
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In cases like this, a courtesan was solely dependent on her benefactor or benefactors financially, making her vulnerable.
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On the walls of the tower are a commandment board from the mid-19th century and a benefactors' board dated 1758.
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Its well-funded, well-organized campus, and extensive program of fellowships, were soon replicated by early 20th-century artist colonies and their wealthy benefactors.
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Although living as a recluse, his piety soon attracted followers and gifts from local benefactors which included land alongside the river.
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He responded invariably with pardon, to the point of considering his detractors as benefactors.
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Disembodied spirits fulfill a number of roles: they are benefactors of mankind, messengers and instructors of the truth.
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Is acknowledgement just a case of name-dropping, or is the honouring of benefactors more than a complex deal for dollars?
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