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beat the system

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beat the system
to get what you want by not following the usual rules. If you have money and know the right people, you have a much better chance of beating the system. Ellen always has some scheme that she thinks will help her beat the system.
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You can beat the system by adopting an entrepreneurial spirit and by building your entrepreneurial culture right now.
Somehow, these employees, whose job performance is marginal at best, manage to beat the system and remain employed despite the fact that everyone knows that their continued employment is detrimental to the organization.
Still, others such as Linda Ledezma, 18, of Panorama City have learned how to beat the system.
 
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