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The knock-on effect was a greater work-load in the early matches for the likes of Maitland, Cuthbert and Stuart Hogg.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2013

As for work-load concerns, Verlander never threw fewer than 105 pitches in a start last season. averaged 116 per start, and exceeded 125 on five occasions, with a high of 132 on May 29.

From Newsweek • Apr. 24, 2012

By the end of the Roman cycle the work-load of agriculture, commerce, industry, mining, transport, and the domestic life of the well-to-do was carried by slaves.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott