labour

Definition:
1. Work, especially physical work.
2. A task or period of work.
3. Work hard.
4. Strive and make an effort to reach a goal.

Use 'labour' in a sentence:

• 1. He's still labouring under the impression that he's written a great book.
• 2. Every man should receive a fair price for the product of his labour.
• 3. I left because the job was just slave labour.
• 4. He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964.
• 5. The bill was sponsored by a Labour MP.
• 6. The mines were manned by forced labour from conquered countries.
• 7. Jane was in labour for ten hours.
• 8. He always votes Labour.
• 9. A system of forced labour was used on the cocoa plantations.
• 10. He's on the right of the Labour Party.
• 11. The polls have given Labour a five-point lead.
• 12. We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour.
• 13. The company wants to keep down labour costs.
• 14. To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labour laws.
• 15. He became a colossus of the labour movement.
• 16. Voting showed a 10% swing to Labour.
• 17. In the 1990s the Labour Party rebranded itself as New Labour.
• 18. People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force.
• 19. The government revoked her husband's licence to operate migrant labour crews.
• 20. Labour is ahead in the poll.
• 21. The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion polls.
• 22. The workers voted to withdraw their labour.
• 23. Repairs involve skilled labour, which can be expensive.
• 24. The labour secretary said the reforms would generate new jobs.
• 25. Workers have threatened to withdraw their labour.
• 26. Local companies pitched in with building materials and labour.
• 27. The price will include the labour and materials.
• 28. A million young people enter the labour market each year.
• 29. She went into labour early.
• 30. They laboured for years to clear their son's name.
• 31. Employers want cheap labour and consumers want cheap houses.
• 32. There is an abundant supply of cheap labour.
• 33. Employers are using immigrants as cheap labour.
• 34. He was in his study labouring away over some old papers.
• 35. She belongs to the Labour Party.
• 36. The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election.
• 37. Labour swept to victory in 2001.
• 38. The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.
• 39. Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail or road.
• 40. He was so exhausted from the day's labours that he went straight to bed.
• 41. Huge palaces were built by slave labour.
• 42. He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp.
• 43. Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.
• 44. He says the reduction of the labour force could be significant.
• 45. The current division of labour between workers and management will alter.
• 46. The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour.
• 47. The report studies the organization of labour within the company.