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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The rate of work done normally by one man in a given time.—2. A motor utilizing the force of a man in driving machinery.

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  • Yes | No | Report from mattreney wrote 24 weeks 3 days ago thanks for sharing i was very impressed by this but it is what the soldier deserved (not being shot but being helped in the best way possible) thats a lot of money man-power and effort im glad they did it

    Calling All Angels--Do Americans Care About British Soldiers? 2009

  • Perhaps the reason shoplifters and income tax dodgers are being sent to this prison these days are because of a lack of man-power?

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » StarE’s Review Forum 2009

  • Credit also to the Maryland Deleware Rocketry Assn. who sponsored the event and added plenty of man-power.

    One Tenth Scale Saturn V to Fly - NASA Watch 2009

  • Yes | No | Report from mattreney wrote 24 weeks 3 days ago thanks for sharing i was very impressed by this but it is what the soldier deserved (not being shot but being helped in the best way possible) thats a lot of money man-power and effort im glad they did it

    Calling All Angels--Do Americans Care About British Soldiers? 2009

  • A tremendous amount of patience and man-power over a thirty year period had already been focused on this one scientific problem simply to allow a vague outline of glycolysis to emerge.

    Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010

  • That includes, for example, power to military bases in conflict zones (to avoid having to cart oil to the bases using vulnerable, expensive, and man-power intensive convoys), disaster relief applications, power to remote locations (remote settlements, Antarctic science bases), etc.

    Beam Me Up - NASA Watch 2009

  • Should the license holders make an effort assuming they have the man-power/money to go hunting for said sites that are holding their content illegally they can get those sites shut down or at least to stop displaying their content.

    The future of YEN PLUS 2010

  • Even if it includes calling a few of my "bozo" friends for more man-power to do the job and fulfill my duty as a hunter, and not be considered as a killer!

    Video Report: Arkansas Hunter Kills Locked-Horn Two-For 2008

  • But, believe it or not, money isnt the only indicator of quality- over only a decade or so, Miramax received an astonishing 200 Oscar nominations, with a fraction of the resources and man-power of its competitors.

    Eulogising Miramax | Obsessed With Film 2010

  • While I can't offer to help, a searchable on-line system would have immense advantages over all alternatives, if you have the man-power (and permission if needed) to scan everything into pdfs or similar format.

    LIBRARIAN-TYPE HELP WANTED 2008

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