Word Finder - jobs

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A task.

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A job half done is hardly done at all.

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An economic role for which a person is paid.

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He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.

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(in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.

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He had had a nose job.

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A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.

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Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.

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A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).

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Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.

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To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.

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To work as a jobber.

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To take the loss.

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To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.

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(often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.

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We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.

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To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.

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To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.

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To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.

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To hire or let in periods of service.

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to job a carriage

They'd done their jobs well.

They were all at their boring 9-5 jobs now.

They work at jobs they do not like, doing work a machine should be doing.

When Leland Stanford, Jr., University was opened in 1891 he entered with the first class and specialized in geology and engineering, supporting himself by working at various jobs in free hours.

Until I'm certified, I'll do clerical jobs and help out.

Does illegal immigration take jobs from citizens?

We're all holding down jobs and going to school, Dad.

You can also register for a weekly jobs bulletin by via email.

First, imagine all the jobs they could do inside us.

But let's move on to other jobs they can do outside our bodies.

We have to work at jobs to create wealth because as we live our lives, we consume wealth.

Now, what if the bottom half of jobs disappeared and were replaced by robots who did them for almost free?

So these former farmers got jobs in factories, learned to repair equipment, solved problems, became line managers, suggested improvements to processes, and got paid for their effort.

In societies where a large percentage of income is necessary just to buy food, having volatile food prices will mean hunger sooner or later, no matter how good the factory jobs are.

You can also craft a couple of different resumes that highlight different types of skills for different types of jobs.

Do you want to swap jobs?

In my time too; the war brought some money in and coal was getting dug so's there was jobs.

Did Immortals have jobs?

Dean's mother had raised her only son alone after her husband's death, relying on life insurance proceeds and a series of part-time jobs.

There are other jobs.

I work two jobs.

No. I've got two jobs.

What my wife neglected to state was the ongoing need for the big three of food, clothing and shelter and that our New York jobs, even if they felt absurd by comparison, were needed in support of attaining them.

Sex had no privilege when dirty jobs were handed out.

It is also intended to remove the anomaly of people doing similar jobs being paid different amounts.

There was a boycott campaign against Ryton last month following the decision to close Ryton, with the loss of 2,300 jobs.

This was particularly marked for those in low skilled jobs (41 per cent DEs compared to 19 per cent abs ).

Today the Iroquois are highly acculturated, holding jobs in communities surrounding the reservations.

Advent of the Internet, there now exists another, more powerful, medium with which to search for jobs.

Do graduates who experience disaffirmation, in their initial career period, seek ways to gain affirmation, in their initial career period, seek ways to gain affirmation in second or subsequent jobs?

Ajax for a lot of these jobs so perhaps that's getting a little confused.

And with no paid minister, the meeting did its jobs, and was spiritually alive.

Although these are only trials, they have created a wary anticipation among staff who fear many jobs could be lost in the reorganization.

He says Poeton can also point to a large proportion of jobs at all levels within the company that are filled by former apprentices.

For example, one of the only genuine archive jobs I do, I'm an honorary archivist of the Elgar Society.

We also do not make travel arrangements or find jobs or accommodation.

About a third of the jobs will be lost through natural attrition.

Other jobs carried out during the day included fitting two wicket posts and removing contaminated ballast.

The same expandable banner will appear subsequently on the front page of the Jobs site for two weeks.

Before we leave for our jobs we are already beholden to more than half the world.

The poor blighters think they are going to step straight back into their old posh jobs - what a hope.

Bollywood movie extra There was a post on Molly's blog about weird jobs.

The Examiner headline read " A jobs bonanza for Huddersfield " .

The assurances on jobs look very brittle at the moment.

In future, more of our wealth and jobs will come from small and growing businesses.

The robust Vario chassis cab is ideal for a huge range of jobs.

There are however certain jobs where good binocular vision is important and necessary.

Long term objectives are to enhance production capacity, to promote further development and create jobs for young graduate chemists in the region.

Many former choristers from all cathedrals go on to high profile jobs later in life.

In football there was news of two former clarets getting new jobs.