• The combination of work-rate and basic technique make Sorin indispensable to Argentina's World Cup quest.

    BBC: Sorin soars to fresh fields

  • The 38-year-old Skelton was adamant his heart and work-rate will overcome Williams' greater experience.

    BBC: SPORT | Boxing | Williams set to challenge Skelton

  • Dickov's work-rate was rewarded shortly before the interval when he latched on to a long through ball and teed up a shot.

    BBC: Leicester 1-2 Tottenham

  • He has played very well this season and his work-rate is phenomenal.

    BBC: Zinzan Brooke column

  • He is a bit of a Carl Hayman type, a good scrummager with a big work-rate, and good lifting ability at the line-out.

    BBC: Zinzan Brooke column

  • But it was down the stretch that the fight was won, Mayweather upping his work-rate as the champion almost ground to a halt.

    BBC: Mayweather overcomes De la Hoya

  • The vuvuzela's were getting louder with each minute as the potential for a huge upset grew stronger as South Africa's work-rate stifled Brazil.

    BBC: Brazil 1-0 South Africa

  • His work-rate was phenomenal, he was dropping into midfield, he looked sharp and he just needed a goal and I'm glad he got that.

    BBC: England coach Steve McClaren

  • McCourt is a hugely talented footballer but criticisms of his work-rate have led to him being described as a "luxury player" by some commentators.

    BBC: Craig Cathcart in NI squad but no place for Pat McCourt

  • And the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, (at 9.45am) maintain their awesome work-rate by taking evidence from Eric Daniels, former chief executive, Lloyds Banking Group.

    BBC: Week ahead in committees

  • The four have combined for five pay-per-view matches since last year's WrestleMania, the kind of work-rate wrestlers on a punishing 200-day-a-year schedule could appreciate more than any five-star match.

    WSJ: The Rock is ready to roll as WrestleMania nears

  • Worcestershire chairman John Elliott provided more evidence for the prosecution when he launched a scathing attack on the bowler, questioning his attitude and work-rate during his stint with the county.

    BBC: The biggest turnaround for me has been Shoaib

  • His overall work-rate and attitude for it were terrific after what has been a difficult couple of weeks for him, missing a penalty at Tottenham and then the England debacle.

    BBC: Bruce backs Bent for England call

  • Sunderland may have been putting in the work-rate but Chelsea carried the greater threat with their crisp passing and movement, with Michael Essien putting a near post header into the side-netting.

    BBC: Sunderland 2-3 Chelsea

  • Cardiff's lead was deserved for their endeavour and work-rate against a serious promotion contender but Burke's opener was a wake-up call for Albion as the Baggies began to crank up the pressure.

    BBC: Sport - Football - West Brom 0-2 Cardiff

  • However, any notion that the Reds are in a false position was for the most part dispelled, especially in the first half, by a joyful Blackpool side that blended a work-rate and commitment with some slick passing to celebrate a first win at Anfield since 1967.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Liverpool 1-2 Blackpool

  • " By contrast the current show, says this dealer, has "a lot of second-rate work.

    FORBES: Smart Collecting

  • It was an example for what kids should do - the work rate and link play, everything.

    BBC: Wayne Rooney expects Chelsea to challenge Man United

  • For 10 titles, a nearly 100-hour work-week and a six-figure annual rate, moms may be the most valuable workers in the country.

    FORBES: Why Stay-At-Home Moms Should Earn A $115,000 Salary

  • To see the system at work, look at auction-rate securities, a sort of long-term debt invented in the 1980s.

    ECONOMIST: The uneven contest

  • These interest-rate expectations work in favour of the dollar and against the yen.

    ECONOMIST: The yen

  • You know, if you have almost one out of five men in certain communities that are out of work - and that's double the rate for white men or more than double the rate - you would think that would make news.

    NPR: 12 min 17 sec

  • With more than a suspicion that mis-selling was at work, the insurers are loth to touch variable-rate policies now.

    ECONOMIST: Japanese life insurance

  • Although she has publicly stated that she prioritizes her position in Metric over her solo work, Knives is notably first-rate.

    NPR: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton: Soft and Warm

  • Since that is the period it takes for interest-rate changes to work their way fully through to inflation, the forecast implies that the Bank will keep rates at 4.5%.

    ECONOMIST: The Bank is in no hurry to raise the price of money

  • At a zero short-term interest rate, the central bank would have to work on adjusting longer-term rates.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • But governments have also learnt, in a second big change, that intermediate exchange-rate regimes do not work either.

    ECONOMIST: One world, one money

  • If you add in those workers who have been compelled to work part time because they can't find full-time work or those who have quit looking, the unemployment rate actually rose to 16.8 percent, says Peter Morici, an economics professor at the University of Maryland.

    NPR: U.S. Unemployment Rate Holds At 9.7 Percent

  • In 2007, 143 sheriffs and patrol officers died on the job--a rate of 21.4 per 100, 000 workers--making police work the 10th most dangerous job in America.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Mr DeVoretz calculates that the rate of return for a doctor who gets an education at a first-rate Canadian university and then goes to work in the United States is around 45% on the direct costs of his or her education.

    ECONOMIST: Emigration

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