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The rule of thumb used to be 1,000 square feet per lawyer, but the new benchmark is closer to 600 square feet, said Thomas Fulcher, a vice chairman at Savills, the real estate services firm.

As a result, law firms are doing more with less.

"When he is in sycophancy mode rather than treachery mode, Michael Gove could give tutorials in how to be oleaginous to Uriah Heep."


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comply

kəmˈplʌɪ/

verb

1. act in accordance with a wish or command.

   "we are unable to comply with your request"

   synonyms:

   abide by, act in accordance with, observe, obey, adhere to, conform to, follow, respect;More

   • (of an article) meet specified standards.

     "all second-hand furniture must comply with the new regulations"

sycophancy

NOUN

mass noun

• Obsequious behaviour towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

  ‘your fawning sycophancy is nauseating’

  ‘he discouraged sycophancy towards royalty’

obsequious

ADJECTIVE

• Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

  ‘they were served by obsequious waiters’

Origin

Late 15th century (not depreciatory in sense in early use): from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium ‘compliance’, from obsequi ‘follow, comply with’.

oleaginous

ADJECTIVE

• 1Rich in, covered with, or producing oil; oily.

  ‘fabrics would quickly become filthy in this oleaginous kingdom’
• 2Exaggeratedly and distastefully complimentary; obsequious.

  ‘candidates made oleaginous speeches praising government policies’

Origin

Late Middle English: from French oléagineux, from Latin oleaginus ‘of the olive tree’, from oleum ‘oil’.