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Definition of Overstaff
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstaff
Literary usage of Overstaff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. State Socialism in New Zealand by James Edward Le Rossignol, William Downie Steward (1910)
"The second disadvantage is the necessity for periodical retrenchment due to the
fact that the State tends to overstaff its departments in times of ..."
2. Shall the Government Own and Operate the Railroads, the Telegraph and by National Civic Federation, Jeremiah Whipple Jenks (1915)
"If we were to socialize the telegraph system to-morrow, in less than two years
we would add 25 to 35 per cent to the cost of operation; we would overstaff ..."
3. Beyond Computing and Connectivity: Proceedings of the 4th Annual edited by Thomas Egan (1993)
"It is more cost efficient for an organization to purchase relatively inexpensive
IVR hardware to handle peak period calls, than to overstaff an expensive ..."
4. OECD Territorial Reviews by OECD Staff, Oecd (2001)
"... institutions such as higher fares and reduced overstaff- ing. Long-term losses
need to be reduced. For this purpose, separation of railroads ..."
5. Bijdragen en mededelingen by Historisch Genootschap (Utrecht, Netherlands) (1889)
"... want hie soe overstaff dat neet doen konde, etc. *) Op dyt artikel ende meer
artikelen wort die suene of vrede ..."
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