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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clients needing compression hosiery are measured accurately and given education.
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He tried wine importation, brick manufacture, hosiery and the making of perfume from the glands of civets.
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In 1903 the Walkers bought a stick making concern and installed this in the mill alongside their hosiery business.
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Most patients do not regularly wear compression hosiery .
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The hosiery industry was notorious for the range of deductions employers made from wages.
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The Nottingham bank attracted the business of neighbouring nobility and gentry as well as that of local hosiery manufacturers and traders.
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The prints may be menswear-inspired, but the sheer, smooth look of the hosiery makes it a romantic accessory.