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Examples
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It was piece-work, and the more skilful he was, the bigger wages he earned.
THE APOSTATE 2010
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Here was an incentive again, for it was piece-work.
THE APOSTATE 2010
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As I stated earlier, the reforms we propose are to reward best practices, focus on patient care, not the current piece-work reimbursement.
Wonk Room » Obama To AMA: ‘The Public Option Is Not Your Enemy, It Is Your Friend’ 2009
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It was piece-work, and the more skilful he was, the bigger wages he earned.
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The elderly woman's cry had caused a tremor of money-loss to pass among the piece-work ironers of fancy starch.
CHAPTER I 2010
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He was astonished at their malingering on piece-work, generalized about the inherent laziness of the unskilled laborer, and proceeded next day to hammer out three dollars 'worth of boxes.
SOUTH OF THE SLOT 2010
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There are some industries that lend themselves to piece-work, including insurance sales and movie production.
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One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
SOUTH OF THE SLOT 2010
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One of his first experiences was in the great Wilmax Cannery, where he was put on piece-work making small packing cases.
SOUTH OF THE SLOT 2010
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Here was an incentive again, for it was piece-work.
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