Sentence examples similar to labor-saving measures from inspiring English sources

He keeps a 19th-century poster on the wall of his humble shop, showing a woman trussed up in what was apparently meant as a labor-saving measuring device but now looks like a very serious bit of sadomasochistic equipment.

"The ability to freeze wages is an essential tool for a control board," said Ronald A. Stack, chairman of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, adding that it "can help avoid more severe labor cost-saving measures such as layoffs or furloughs".

Manufacturers across China are investing in labor-saving equipment, reorganizing shop floor management and taking other measures to control labor costs, which have been rising steeply as the country grows in prosperity.

The odd thing about using a scythe now is that it saves you from the labor of that labor-saving device called the weed whacker.

These ostensibly labor-saving devices are peculiarly labor intensive.

It's a reasonable and respectable labor-saving device.

It had relatively high labor costs, which encouraged the search for labor-saving innovations.

Both of these are potentially labor-saving devices.

This labor-saving device — part fortuneteller, part shrink?

There are food and labor-saving devices everywhere.

It costs more, but it is a labor-saving product.