man-hour

Preposition: of

• work: Analysis of a single gene for an unknown mutation may take many dozens of man-hours of laboratory work.
• effort: Hence over 34,000 man-hours of effort were necessary just to attack a U-boat.

Converse of object

• save: Last month there were none, saving untold man-hours.
• require: Estimates are instant - we'll even give you guidance on the number of man-hours required to install the ' TRS Kit ' .
• take: An average of four men per trip meant that each meter of passage won took 35 man-hours.
• spend: The difference between the two is the amount of man-hours spent on the projects.
• work: Exception for premises where only 21 man-hours weekly normally worked.
• involve: The supply is limited by the availability of the feathers used and the man-hours involved in its manufacture.

Adjective modifier

• many: This was previously based on an assessment by BT of how many man-hours would be required to complete the work.
• more: After all, a higher level of output is not necessarily a sign of efficiency if it takes far more man-hours to produce.
• lost: AUTO MATTERS LIMITED - View Profile » Flat vehicle batteries need no longer cause lost man-hours, cost, delay and inconvenience.
• estimated: The work content is in truth the estimated man-hours for each wee task.
• direct: It also provides information on manpower i.e. the number of direct maintenance man-hours required by repair site and repair echelon.

Modifies a noun

rule: This was known as the '100 man-hours rule ' .

Noun used with modifier

maintenance: It also provides information on manpower i.e. the number of direct maintenance man-hours required by repair site and repair echelon.