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Some might take issue with a split cut so high it revealed the model's pants – but no one could argue with the workmanship.
The office is functional, exuding efficient workmanship.
Although workmanship is often shoddy (this correspondent's new jeep caught fire) Russians, who expect to repair their cars themselves, praise their simplicity.
But he said there was no danger to the thick, steel-and-reinforced-concrete container that surrounds the reactor, and he is downplaying the risk of a dangerous leak of radiation.Mr Edano, who like Mr Kan is dressed in blue overalls to give the uniform-loving Japanese a sense of workmanship , is deftly trying to reduce the risk of panic around the country.
The visitor is able to concentrate on the extraordinary workmanship of the vases and bowls, brushes, paintings and lacquered screens, all loans from the Palace Museum in Beijing.
The strikers, evangelical about British workmanship , say it is because the newcomers are undercutting local wages and conditions a claim both IREM and Total deny.In this section Discontents, wintry and otherwise That curious relationship Breaking the rule book White-out Cash-hungry Caveat surfer What ails them?
Fortunately, their makeshift workmanship (one gas cylinder, water bottles filled with gasoline as a detonator, an alarm clock) was so crude that the bombs failed to explode.Predictably, the politicians are now outdoing each other with plans for how best to avert further terrorist attacks.
Moreover, its workmanship seems different from that of the others, and it appears to be made of a different alloy.Mr Wright therefore wonders if there was a second mechanism on board, of which fragment D is part.
The firms boast exactly the kind of workmanship and attention to detail coveted around the world, but many are family-owned and lack the size and the skills to sell abroad.
Some international organisations publicly criticised the speed with which they were built, highlighting a lack of proper planning and shoddy workmanship.
Zia Urrahman Choudhry, chief executive of Fox & Associates, a medium-sized manufacturer, says buyers of his promotional balls want certification of their adult-only workmanship but are unwilling to pay extra for it.
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The primary grammatical function of "workmanship" is as a noun , referring to the level of skill or quality in a crafted or manufactured object. Ludwig provides examples demonstrating its use in evaluating the quality of various items, from clothing to machinery.
Expression frequency: Very common
