No less than Pollan, he is a connoisseur, exercised more by shoddy workmanship than by shoddy working conditions.

NEWYORKER: Out of the Office

Although workmanship is often shoddy (this correspondent's new jeep caught fire) Russians, who expect to repair their cars themselves, praise their simplicity.

ECONOMIST: Russia

The workmanship of the construction was often shoddy, and costs always exceeded estimates.

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