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  • s  in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
    well-to-do members of the community

  • The cafs' business models have won fans among the city's well-to-do residents, many of whom regularly dine there.
  • The son of a well-to-do Chinese textile merchant and a Burmese woman, he proved himself a canny diplomat both in the 1960 negotiations that fixed Burma's borders with Red China and .
  • Hagen says she started to develop her face-based technique when she realized that her students, mostly well-to-do, well-educated professionals, were practicing yoga but getting .
News & Articles

  • Full bellies all summer long
    Hunger isn't just a problem in the developing world. Even in the ostensibly well-to-do communities of Silicon Valley, one out of every three children rely on free or reduced-price meals provided to them by their local schools.
    June 14, 2013 - Mountain View Voice
  • Troubadour finds new, upscale home
    Local fashion designer Lindsey Carter has a new man in her life, a famous, well-to-do man who goes by the name of Mr. Marcus. A Mr. Neiman Marcus, that is. Her Troubadour line, which masters the perfect combination of sweetness and edge, was picked up by the national retailer and will be available online this fall. more…
    June 12, 2013 - Charleston City Paper
  • Grape escape from beach boredom
    Has sunning on one of the coast’s pristine beaches become a bore? Is collecting cars a bit of a drag? For San Diego’s well-to-do and the entrepreneurially-minded, the solution to such woes might be found in East County’s backcountry — when you take over your own established winery.
    June 12, 2013 - San Diego Reader
Quotes

  • Warren Buffett in guardian.co.uk
    The board knows the strengths of the four and would expect to hire one or more if the need arises,Buffett wrote. "The candidates are young to middle-aged, well-to-do to rich and all wish to work for Berkshire for reasons that go beyond...
  • Chris Huhne in Independent
    Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, said: "It's absurd that well-to-do MPs on double-national-average earnings and extra expenses to boot should be entitled to legal aid when so many more deserving cases have been refused,"...

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