What does labour-intensive mean?
Labour-intensive means British standard spelling of labor-intensive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
British standard spelling of labor-intensive..
The French Dispatch has to be one of the most labour-intensive films in existence. It makes The Grand Budapest Hotel look as if it was improvised over a weekend and shot with a smartphone.
In Britain, nearly 2,500 steam locomotives were built, 999 to new designs. Although the latter were modern, they were still labour-intensive to man and maintain, during a period of full employment when working for poor pay in the dirty railway environment was unattractive.
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Labour-intensive means British standard spelling of labor-intensive..
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The French Dispatch has to be one of the most labour-intensive films in existence. It makes The Grand Budapest Hotel look as if it was improvised over a weekend and shot with a smartphone.
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