Sentence examples for for slow work from inspiring English sources

The story of Belgium's monarchical colonists in the Congo is a gruesome tale of inhumanity (the bit about children's hands being amputated to punish their parents for slow work is not easily forgotten).

Before the advent of motorization, it was the preferred pulling animal, even for slow work, winning out over the local Charolais cattle breed used as oxen.

In particular, Trump has no apparent patience for the boring, slow work of politics ― like developing detailed policy plans, or working them out with congressional leaders.

"Collecting it is fiddly, slow work for the bees and intoxicated bees become much worse at it.

While there is a time for nuance, diplomacy and the steady, slow work of alliance building, many voters sense that for Mr. Kerry, these words mask a basic reluctance, born in the Vietnam era, to use military power under any circumstances.

Horse breeds are loosely divided into three categories based on general temperament: spirited "hot bloods" with speed and endurance; "cold bloods", such as draft horses and some ponies, suitable for slow, heavy work; and "warmbloods", developed from crosses between hot bloods and cold bloods, often focusing on creating breeds for specific riding purposes, particularly in Europe.

You will also have to be prepared for slow, repetitive work, but if you find a gold deposit, the rewards will be worth your efforts.

That is difficult, slow work.

Changing perceptions is slow work.

In this dispute, Mr. Bush is dealing with a famously militant union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which is known for slowing down work when it is unhappy.

The punishing consequences included, for instance, a slower work pace and frustration with practical barriers.