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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And corruption is condoned by powerful grandees in government and business.
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Much of his downfall came from an over-zealous and extravagant interpretation of his role and duties as a landowner and grandee .
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The grandees of sport and theatre are distressed.
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This is doubtful: the electorate, being composed of ordinary people, is less impressionable than Tory grandees.