manpower

Example Sentences

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Once at the British Museum, the tapestry will be removed with the same care and manpower as was required for its storage, before being laid out – flat, not vertically – for display.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Would an infusion of paper money not, at least, have softened the price-chopping transition to steam from sail, to rails from horses and to machinery from manpower?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But it isn’t only Ukraine that has manpower problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"They don't have the manpower to get her out," the woman says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As Germany grew more desperate for manpower during the last months of war, the army offered Karl Schnibbe, who was jailed for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, the opportunity to restore his honor by fighting for Germany.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti