division of labour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The signs are that there is a division of labour with Israel focusing on strikes to hit leadership targets and the US more on military targets.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Smith wrote that “the division of labour occasions, in every art, a proportional increase of the productive powers of labour.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Retooling production networks in a pharma sector that has for decades relied on cross-border exchange and international division of labour can only be done in incremental steps, cautioned Merck CEO Garijo.
From Reuters ● Sep. 17, 2021
To accommodate this swelling division of labour, the slaughterhouse has grown even further.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2020
The division of labour must be regulated by the acquisition of general knowledge.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
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