labor

01. My wife was in [labor] for 10 hours before finally giving birth to our twin girls.

02. The [labor] of weeding the garden was too much for his weak back.

03. Her grandfather [labored] in the coal mines for over 40 years before dying of lung cancer.

04. Immigrants are often exploited as cheap [labor] in factories because they don't have the language skills necessary to get higher paying jobs.

05. There often seems to be a conflict between management and [labor] in the North American industrial model.

06. I massaged my wife's back during [labor] to help her rest between contractions.

07. He works as a [laborer] on a roadbuilding crew for the city.

08. Traditionally, the Chinese agricultural strategy was to apply human [labor] intensively to the lands which would yield the greatest return.

09. He has worked in the [labor] movement as steward, treasurer and president of his local.

10. It cost about $200 for parts and $100 for [labor] to fix my car.

11. [Labor] leaders have warned the government that a strike is possible if negotiations fail.

12. Joseph Joubert once observed that genius begins great works, but [labor] alone finishes them.

13. Winston Churchill once stated that to build is often the slow and [laborious] task of years, but to destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

14. There is a Dutch proverb which states that love makes [labor] light.

15. In some parts of the world, dried shark brain is used to ease [labor] pains and prevent tooth decay.

16. Musician Eric Clapton worked as a manual [laborer] before becoming a famous guitarist.

17. British author Oscar Wilde served two years at hard [labor] after being found guilty of homosexuality.

18. About 25,000 [laborers] died during the construction of the Panama Canal.

19. Most of the [laborers] who worked to build the railroad across the country in the 1800s were Chinese immigrants.

20. In size, materials, and human [labor], the Great Wall of China is the largest construction project ever undertaken by man.

21. The factory has hired a number of [laborers] to work the night shift.

22. All our [labors] in attempting to save the area for parkland have resulted in success.

23. The workers [labored] in the field all day, picking grapes for wine.

24. Mohammed advised, "Give the [laborer] his wages before his perspiration be dry."