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  • noun Plural form of part-timer.

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Examples

  • Enter “equipment and products designed to be operated (or sold) by minimally trained, unskilled persons, of whom high turnover rates are expected,” namely part-timers whose jobs consist of sorting out boxed uniform portions of food prepared and frozen off-premises and of serving them without frills (clean your own table).

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Enter “equipment and products designed to be operated (or sold) by minimally trained, unskilled persons, of whom high turnover rates are expected,” namely part-timers whose jobs consist of sorting out boxed uniform portions of food prepared and frozen off-premises and of serving them without frills (clean your own table).

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Enter “equipment and products designed to be operated (or sold) by minimally trained, unskilled persons, of whom high turnover rates are expected,” namely part-timers whose jobs consist of sorting out boxed uniform portions of food prepared and frozen off-premises and of serving them without frills (clean your own table).

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Enter “equipment and products designed to be operated (or sold) by minimally trained, unskilled persons, of whom high turnover rates are expected,” namely part-timers whose jobs consist of sorting out boxed uniform portions of food prepared and frozen off-premises and of serving them without frills (clean your own table).

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Every religion has its its mystics, its ritualists, its intellectuals, its devotional celebrants; it has orthodox fanatics, scriptural literalists, skeptics, doubters and free-thinking adapters; it has selfless servants and self-important hypocrites; it has ardent devotees and indifferent part-timers.

    Philip Goldberg: Sanctum Santorum: He's Not The Only Ignorant One Philip Goldberg 2012

  • Every religion has its its mystics, its ritualists, its intellectuals, its devotional celebrants; it has orthodox fanatics, scriptural literalists, skeptics, doubters and free-thinking adapters; it has selfless servants and self-important hypocrites; it has ardent devotees and indifferent part-timers.

    Philip Goldberg: Sanctum Santorum: He's Not The Only Ignorant One Philip Goldberg 2012

  • One reason: Townships have fewer employees per person and use more part-timers, reducing salaries and benefits.

    When Civic Mergers Don't Save Money Conor Dougherty 2011

  • They must also contend with 8.8 million other people not counted as unemployed – part-timers who want full-time work.

    Unemployed Workers Face Tough Competition: Underemployed 2011

  • When cuts are made, part-timers tend to get laid off before full-timers.

    Mike Heavey: County Aide, Political Heir Seeks Open House Seat « PubliCola 2010

  • The driver fears part-timers, such as himself, will eventually be squeezed out in tough economic times.

    Mike Heavey: County Aide, Political Heir Seeks Open House Seat « PubliCola 2010

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