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Latest post Wed, Oct 27 2004 1:28 PM by Jobb. 3 replies.
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Jobb  +  52327 Wed, 27 Oct 04 01:28 PM
According to the meaning below, please give the popular usage in the US or the UK.

1) High salary for keeping the probity of civil servants
Or
2)High salary for honest and clean civil servants
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Mister Micawber  +  52343 Wed, 27 Oct 04 03:49 PM

Is this a headline? If so:

'High salary ensures honest civil servants'


. . . but I don't believe it!

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Jobb, 5 yr 27 days ago

Poor China govt learnt this tactic from the US and the UK...
MrPedantic  +  52395 Thu, 28 Oct 04 12:01 AM
'SNOUTS IN THE TROUGH
KEEP NOSES CLEAN'
Whitehall Chief Tells Beijing

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