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1645 J. Bond Occasus Occidentalis 80 Such a depth of selfe-submission as this, is the highest step of selfe-advancement.

1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility v. 205 To accomplish this self-advancement, they would not matter what..Disturbances they raised in the State.

1825 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 2 Nov. You..forbore..to derive to yourself, any advantage which selfish consideration, and a hope of self-advancement, could suggest.

1944 O. Stapledon Sirius (1972) 251 The Rev. Geoffrey Adams..was one of those clerics who had cared more for his parishioners than for self-advancement.

2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 1251/2 Those who belong to Generation X..value opportunities for learning, self-advancement, and new challenges.