They are perceived as serious, industrious, persistent and exacting.
"Now the Dutch were seen as good and industrious, neat, clean, upright Calvinists".
And while it's true that some wealthier folk are comfortable with the label of upper-middle class, and a good quarter of industrious citizens will tag themselves working class, stark categories like "upper class" and "lower class" remain unpopular.
But the Halifax Gibbet Law allowed "the party injured, to have his goods restored to him again, with as little loss and damage, as can be contrived; to the great encouragement of the honest and industrious, and as great terror to the wicked and evil doers".
"It's a good thing I was industrious.
Good work from the industrious Josh Turnbull led to a penalty which Newton turned into three points, but Connacht raised the tempo coming up to half-time.
"And our laborers are industrious and good at it".
If you are industrious, take good classes and not mediocre ones.
He was a good student, and was also industrious outside school.
And he is determined to make the industrious Feodor a good czar.
