prospector

Examples

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• Therefore, one way of looking at that is to get more prospectors on the problem, right?

• You know, if you are dumb enough to loan a prospector money, you're a lot worse off than you think.

  Wavelength (1983)

• That change had put him out of a job as a researcher and into the more practical role of prospector.

  Fiction book (2000)

• It's a prerequisite for running your R&D system and that's the prospector theory and the talent base theory of growth.

• Corporate prospectors.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Prospectors, who in the West are senior officials of major corporations, come and go to meetings in black Volga sedans, all of which are encrusted with mud and have the look of covered wagons, if not getaway cars.

  Academic text (1993)

• Amazon borders are permeable to numerous concrete threats, including drug traffic, guerrilla movements from other countries, and informal sector prospectors from Venezuela and Colombia pilfering gold and other contraband.

  Academic text (1993)

• As a prospector, she travels across the country looking for new clients in various industries.

• Many successful sales professionals start their careers as prospectors, seeking out potential customers.

• The prospector used innovative marketing strategies to attract businesses eager for growth.

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