shoddy work
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshoddyandwork
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shoddy
adjective
uk/ˈʃɒd.i/us/ˈʃɑː.di/
badly and carelessly made, using low ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofshoddyandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If he fails, the effect on the men is apparent straightaway and all the contributory causes,shoddywork, absenteeism, lightning strikes begin to show themselves.
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The industry is wide open toshoddyworkand fly-by-night operators.
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They would be amazed were they to receive bonuses forshoddyworkand lessening productivity.
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To overload the industry is to put up prices, encourage inefficiency andshoddywork.
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The company claimed that hundreds of men were deliberately turning outshoddyworkand it stopped 90 minutes' pay.
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These high incomes are gained at the expense of the consumer because ofshoddyworkresulting from lump labour.
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This isshoddyworkand cannot be taken seriously.
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But this is not a case of facilitatingshoddywork.
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Delays, lack of action, bureaucracy andshoddyworkare frequent causes of complaint.
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The second problem concerns the notorious area of repairs, insurance, builders and surveyors, and residents being forced to pay inflated bills forshoddywork.
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They get away withshoddyworkbecause of the lack of supervision.
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I should not expect dentists to doshoddyworkor even to feel obliged to do what some of them call "utility" work.
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She then had to pay a further £739 to have theshoddyworkput right.
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The idea of temporary houses is sometimes just an excuse forshoddywork.
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There is nothing in the legislation which requires anyone to pay forshoddywork.
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It is important to ask what effect overmanning has on productivity and how much demarcation disputes,shoddywork, strikes and poor management affect productivity.
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Where we get piecework, and mass production under piecework conditions, we inevitably getshoddyworkand not the best work.
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Both those services have helped to eliminateshoddyworkby allowing slow workers to take more time and care.
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Alternatively, the brother-in-law will present an exaggerated bill forshoddywork.
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