manpower

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How will the shortage of trained manpower, which is bound to arise as the sectors grow, be addressed?

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  1. noun The power of human physical strength.
  2. noun Power in terms of the workers available to a particular group or required for a particular task. See Usage Note at man.

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  • He commended the Arab Labour Organisation director's report which touched on a number of issues connected to movement of Arab manpower, the complications of the global financial crisis and its envisaged impacts on the Arab labour markets.
  • Because of the shortage of manpower, the project is a lot further behind than anyone had expected, Zaneski said. —  Times Leader News
  • "With a shortage of manpower, the more technology we need," he said. —  The Mining Journal
  • "We could get unlimited manpower points toward the rating, but manpower is also the most expensive," Hemphill said. —  thenewsstar.com - Local News
  • Mapping the need for functioning in a cost effective manner as well as managing manpower, the segregation of money to be spent in technology in 2009 will be uniformly controlled across the various categories. —  IT Channel News | Latest Information Technology News - Home
 

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