Sentence examples for permanently idle from inspiring English sources
That is a fact of life that much of Europe, with its underclass of permanently idle workers, knows all too well.
Just days after its unionized work force ratified a new labor pact that calls for steep reductions in wages and benefits, USX Corp. on Wednesday announced it will permanently idle four more mills around the country and eliminate an additional 3,700 jobs.
The company says that with the four blast furnaces most likely permanently shut and others idled, it is now operating at a healthy level, 87 percent of capacity in Europe.
That's particularly useful in peak times — like the Christmas period — since it allows Ninja Van to pull in more delivery staff without having to expand its capacity permanently and watch the additional workers sit idle when not required.
That's particularly useful in peak times — like the Christmas period — since it allows Ninja Van to pull in more delivery staff without having to expand its capacity permanently and watch the additional workers sit idle when not required.
Cargill executives said they were idling the plant and not permanently closing it, and it could reopen if the drought breaks and the cattle herd rebounds, a process that would take years.
Residents of Maywood, Boyle Heights and other communities around the Exide plant packed the air district board's public hearing in Long Beach and urged officials to adopt even more stringent standards to force the currently idled Exide plant to install better pollution controls or shut down permanently.
However, wells that pass only preliminary tests can remain idle for up to a year before further testing, if required, or they are permanently plugged.
To try to reduce excess supply, the company has idled 9 of 25 blast furnaces in Europe, including two at Liège, Belgium, that it plans to permanently close.
