Ofsted inspections can not only mean stomach cramps and sleepless nights for many teachers, but also long hours spent preparing for the event.
But the cost was difficult to calculate and did not capture all the hours spent preparing for and fixing up after the shutdowns, analysts argued.
Hours spent preparing for an eight-minute panel discussion eat into time you might otherwise spend tidying up a funding application.
In a recent review with an advisor, not even my hours spent preparing for a job interview were considered a legitimate use of time.
Even if it's only the odd half-hour spent preparing one of your tables, it'll be worth it.
In some cases the hours spent preparing a proposal culminate in Woody Allen-esque feelings of uncertainty, doubt, and despair regarding the fate of the application.
"This year's number of hours spent training is testament to the dedication of the 600 volunteers in Wales, who spent 6,583 hours at sea responding to emergencies and 4,409 hours spent preparing for emergency situations.
How did she do it?? "I'm not exaggerating at all to say that every waking hour has been spent preparing" for Dolores Claiborne, she told Mike Silverman of Associated Press late last month.
A lifetime spent preparing, training, hour after agonizing hour, will have been for naught if an athlete dares to make a political statement at the wrong time about political events happening in a politicized Olympics; politicized in no small part by the IOC refusing to uphold their own charter when it applies to themselves.
The net loss of an hour of rehearsal time may not seem like much, but when added to the hours of unpaid time spent preparing for rehearsals, it can add up to thousands of dollars.
The hours and money Scottish employers have spent preparing for something that may or may not happen has driven many of them to distraction.
