The earl showed himself finely capable in practice as in theory, vigorous and tolerant, a man to be feared and a leader to be followed; he took the government entirely into his own hands, repressed the jobbery traditional to the office, established schools and manufactures, and at once conciliated and kept in check the Orange and Roman Catholic factions. [Please select]
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But though the interest of the Minister is inconsistent with appalling jobbery, he will be inclined to mitigated jobbery. [Please select]
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--now that they've turned the army into an examination-shop, tempered with jobbery, whatever we do, we shall go to the deuce. [Please select]
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For some time popular resentment against the feebleness and jobbery of the stadholderless government had been deep and strong. [Please select]
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In any case, whether the clergy, backed by Rome, elected their bishops, or whether the king and nobles made their profit out of the Church appointments, jobbery was the universal rule. [Please select]
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But the needless mystery which surrounded its expenditure led to the suspicion that it was used as a fund for secret service and political jobbery. [Please select]
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