Many species are traded either as exotic pets or because they are used in the manufacture of goods such as handbags, shoes and belts.
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We are improving health by introducing a national minimum wage, putting money into the pockets and handbags of the worst off who are in work.
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There may be a mill and also a factory, making, shall we say, ladies' handbags for export.
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The products exported are beer, buttons, handbags, hosiery, pipes, plastic goods and textiles.
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I do not know about gentlemen's pockets, but ladies' handbags are extraordinarily weighty nowadays.
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I cite as an example the youngster waiting in a bus queue and looking at handbags.
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On one of the handbags being opened in order to see to whom it belonged, a contraceptive was found in it.
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Anyone who wishes to purchase crocodile skin shoes or handbags knows only too well how expensive are those materials.
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Confidence, once it has been handbagged, is hard to win back.
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They lead in design of women's clothes, handbags, furniture and motor cars.
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Women are permitted to carry handbags, often of a fair capacity.
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The driving licence, for example, carried in 31 million pockets, wallets and handbags, is precious to all motorists.
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Putting more money into their handbags and pockets will improve their health.
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Handbags of girls in offices are lifted out, and nobody knows where they have gone to.
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In any case, in this climate people do not want heavy coins in their pocket or handbags.
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