Caricaturists and satirists appealed to their patrons, mocking the stylish servant, thewell-dressedsailor, the respectable shopkeeper.
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Although there is nothing desperately original about the basics of the exercises, they arewell-dressed, with an historical twist.
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On his way around the hospital, the boy glances into the hospital's chapel, where he sees thewell-dressedman sitting alone.
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And in the last scene they returned,well-dressedand smoking cigarettes, for a final song.
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In their case, the window must bewell-dressed, and well-filled also, so as to hide the emptiness of the shop behind.
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The notion that most people want judges,well-dressedlawyers and fine courtrooms as a setting to resolve their disputes is no longer correct.
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Here is awell-dressedyoung man coming along the road with a large parcel.
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The woman stayed at home, brought up the children, put meals on the table, washed his clothes and ensured that her husband waswell-dressed.
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Are we not entitled to ask why the rules are different for poorly-dressed people as againstwell-dressedpeople?
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Thewell-dressed, rich people here may laugh and sneer at the unemployed.
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I saw very nice-looking,well-dressedpeople coming out of tenements in which any of us would have found difficulty in remaining presentable.
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With that assurance it seems that the whole can go forward, to use a military metaphor, in awell-dressedalignment, and not in échelon.
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He has to keep up an appearance, he has to meet passengers, and to bewell-dressed.
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It is a pleasant experience indeed to go round the newer parts of the city and see thewell-dressedchildren and the nicely-furnished houses.
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Lower down, with his shoulders just clear of the water, was a lesswell-dressedgentleman with no cigar.
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