Example sentences of "of [det] [adv] [prep] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pigou argued that , in a competitive economy , unemployed workers would vie with employed workers in an attempt to gain employment , possibly at the expense of those already in work . |
| 2 | But the NAIRU is indeed likely to be lower these days — partly because the labour market works better , and partly because some of those out of work will not show up in the figures . |
| 3 | The position of those out of work in Britain then was much harsher than it is today . |
| 4 | In these social security provisions we see a set of values and institutional arrangements which condition the position and experience of those out of work , and which is both premised upon and reinforces a male-dominated notion of unemployment . |
| 5 | Over the last decade , benefits for the unemployed have been cut in some 50 different ways so that the living standards of those out of work have fallen even further behind those of other citizens . ’ |
| 6 | The number of those out of work for six months or more rose by 10,700 ( 8.8 per cent ) from 122,200 to 132,900 , again the lowest in Britain . |
| 7 | Added to this was the increase in real incomes of those still in work partly as a consequence of reduced inflation but also because of private sector wage rises running well ahead of inflation levels . |
| 8 | Great care has been taken in the current depression , for example , to construct the image of scrounging , fiddling , laziness and greed as characteristic of the unemployed who ‘ could find work if they really wanted to ’ or whose misfortune can be explained by ‘ the irresponsible pay demands and restrictive practices ’ of those still in work . |