In 1741 an illiteratetilerwanted to cut a 'score' of oaks 'to build a sheep-pen'.
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The now-cut meat was turned over to yet another two accomplices, atilerand the second police officer, who used a second lorry to distribute it.
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We have been short of bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, tilers and similar people.
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The position as regards slaters and tilers has somewhat improved recently, but there is still a serious shortage of plasterers.
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This man, however, in spite of being a qualified slater andtiler, and also the only surviving mainstay of the business, was refused release.
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I do not know the total number of tilers and slaters in this country, but it is a small number.
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For the time being the deficiency is most acute among bricklayers, plasterers, slaters, and tilers.
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It could not possibly keep on its staff atiler, because there is not enough work.
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In addition to being associated with his father as partner in the business, he was a qualified slater andtiler.
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The people concerned are bricklayers, painters and decorators, scaffolders, tilers and slaters.
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We made arrangements in agreement with the industries concerned for bringing in specialist firms of slaters and tilers from the provinces.
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The traditionally self-employedtilerwho employs only one labourer is perhaps the best example.
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It would not be absurd, for example, to say that the bricklayer, plasterer andtilercould be interchangeable.
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We sent plasterers and tilers to deal with the problem of repairs.
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The figures for craftsmen include slaters and tilers, carpenters and joiners, bricklayers, plasterers, painters and decorators, masons, plumbers, glaziers, electricians, floor and wall tilers and heating and domestic engineers.
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