Mach V (1968)
“15B. It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.”
15b it is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there
CITM_a75814152ea1 · 4 source instruments · 1 surface variant
Normalized stem
15b it is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there
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- 15B. It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.
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Mach V (1968)
“15B. It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.”
Machiavellianism Attitude Inventory (Mach V)
“15B. It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.”
Machiavellianism Scale - Mach V Attitude Inventory (Version 2)
“15B. It is hard to get ahead without cutting corners here and there.”
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