A four, five, or six-day working week?

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philanthropy
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the belief that you should help people, especially by giving money to those who need it
mills
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factories where products such as cotton, wool, or steel are made
pressure
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a worried feeling that you get when you have to deal with a difficult or complicated situation
proposition
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an offer or suggestion, especially involving business or politics
given
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because of a particular fact
practicalities
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the real facts or details of a situation, rather than ideas or theories
tentative
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not definite or not certain
efficiency
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the abilities to work well and produce good results by using the available time, money, and/or supplies
default
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the way that something will be done if you make no other choice
enforce
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make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by people
unpredictability
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the quality of being impossible to say what you think will happen in the future
notice
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the period between the time that you tell someone something and the time that you actually do it
scant
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barely sufficient or adequate
tackling
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make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task)

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