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shoddy work

collocation in English

meanings of shoddyand work


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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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Examples of shoddy work


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If he fails, the effect on the men is apparent straightaway and all the contributory causes, shoddy work, absenteeism, lightning strikes begin to show themselves.
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The industry is wide open to shoddywork and fly-by-night operators.
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They would be amazed were they to receive bonuses for shoddywork and lessening productivity.
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To overload the industry is to put up prices, encourage inefficiency and shoddywork.
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The company claimed that hundreds of men were deliberately turning out shoddywork and it stopped 90 minutes' pay.
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These high incomes are gained at the expense of the consumer because of shoddywork resulting from lump labour.
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This is shoddywork and cannot be taken seriously.
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But this is not a case of facilitating shoddywork.
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Delays, lack of action, bureaucracy and shoddywork are 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 for shoddywork.
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They get away with shoddywork because of the lack of supervision.
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I should not expect dentists to do shoddywork or 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 the shoddywork put right.
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The idea of temporary houses is sometimes just an excuse for shoddywork.
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There is nothing in the legislation which requires anyone to pay for shoddywork.
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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 get shoddywork and not the best work.
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Both those services have helped to eliminate shoddywork by allowing slow workers to take more time and care.
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Alternatively, the brother-in-law will present an exaggerated bill for shoddywork.
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