labour requirement
collocation in EnglishmeaningsofLabourandrequirement
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labour
noun[+ sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
the Labour Party, the political party in Great Britain that believes in social equality, a more equal sharing out of wealth, and the rights ...
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requirement
noun[C]
uk/rɪˈkwaɪə.mənt/us/rɪˈkwaɪr.mənt/
something that you must do, or something ...
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However, the familylabourrequirementat this time was relatively high, and hired labour most expensive.
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Based on these predictions,labourrequirement, number of machineries and funds can be estimated and then appropriate plans be prepared.
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Weeding with the plough less body gave the lowest returns due to the lower grain yields and higherlabourrequirement.
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Negative attributes comprised increasedlabourrequirement, higher costs, increased risk of crop damage or yield reduction, and lower quantity and quality of produce.
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Overall, rice production is based mainly on the use of hired labour, with family labour contributing about 20% of the totallabourrequirement.
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Overalllabourrequirementincreased by between 30% and 44%.
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A major disadvantage of legume crops is the highlabourrequirementfor handweeding and hand-harvesting, the latter usually requiring paid labour.
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For crop-livestock farmers there is an additionallabourrequirementfor attending to the grazing, milking and housing needs of the livestock owned by or entrusted to the households.
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Zero tillage has the additional advantages of reduced organic matter decomposition and lowerlabourrequirementfor land preparation.
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The lowlabourrequirementis also conditioned by the large variety of fish species in small quantities, thanks to which fishermen have to use selective and smaller gears.
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With the advent of modern machinery and improved productivity, thelabourrequirementhas necessarily been reduced.
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They are used to this system of expressinglabourrequirement.
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There is an opportunity for firms to introduce more efficient methods to cut down theirlabourrequirement.
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That means a fallinglabourrequirement, not an increasing one.
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During the summer these men work in other industries with a high seasonallabourrequirement.
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In upland hill farming, in general terms, thelabourrequirementis one man to 500 acres, but in forestry it is, roughly speaking, one man to 100 acres.
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However, there were many disadvantages associated with them, such as highlabourrequirementand discontinuous process.
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Minimizing labour requirements must also be considered, taking into account peak labour needs of other crops in the system.
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Labour requirements during the rainy season make the purchase of food a rational option.
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The labour requirements of the sugar companies had to be weighed against the political realities of mass unemployment and the rise of popular nationalism.
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