1 Bread is the staff of life. 

2 A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 

3 All the hospital staff were wonderfully supportive.

4 There are standard procedures for dismissing staff.

5 We'll be down to a skeleton staff over Christmas.

6 He refused to name the members of staff involved.

7 I drank the staff off in one gulp.

8 Staff were pilfering behind the bar.

9 We've been having trouble getting staff.

10 We employ friendly and knowledgeable staff.

11 Management and staff are at loggerheads over the plan.

12 The staff are all highly experienced.

13 New staff are trained to work without direct supervision.

14 The old man leant on a long wooden staff.

15 He countermanded his instructions to his staff officer.

16 The teaching staff of this college is excellent.

17 His father is a staff sergeant in the army.

18 The teaching staff are all highly qualified.

19 Our immediate requirement is extra staff.

20 Staff members are conversant with the issues.

21 It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.

22 The staff are doing a splendid job.

23 He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.

24 He was always leering at female members of staff.

25 There is considerable anxiety among staff about job losses.

26 There is a special discount for staff.

27 The staff are always happy to oblige.

28 Relationships between the staff and the prisoners are good.

29 He's been taking liberties with our female staff.

30 We try to treat every member of staff equally.

1 There are standard procedures for dismissing staff.

2 We'll be down to a skeleton staff over Christmas.

3 Staff were pilfering behind the bar.

4 We've been having trouble getting staff.

5 We employ friendly and knowledgeable staff.

6 The staff are all highly experienced.

7 The teaching staff of this college is excellent.

8 His father is a staff sergeant in the army.

9 Our immediate requirement is extra staff.

10 Staff members are conversant with the issues.

11 It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.

12 The staff are doing a splendid job.

13 He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.

14 He was always leering at female members of staff.

15 There is considerable anxiety among staff about job losses.

16 There is a special discount for staff.

17 The staff are always happy to oblige.

18 Relationships between the staff and the prisoners are good.

19 We try to treat every member of staff equally.

20 Staff watched in horror as he set himself alight.

21 All the staff wore name tags.

22 We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff.

23 Over half of the staff is female.

24 We have 20 part-time members of staff .

25 All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.

26 Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.

27 Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.

28 Our staff will be available to give you technical support .

29 The no-smoking policy was introduced with little resistance from staff.

30 Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

31 Staff watched in horror as he set himself alight.

32 The school's teaching staff is excellent.

33 We're having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.

34 The entrances are guarded by watchful security staff.

35 All the staff wore name tags.

36 We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff.

37 Over half of the staff is female.

38 We have 20 part-time members of staff .

39 All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.

40 These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards the staff.

41 Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.

42 The businesses showed a dramatic variation in how they treated their staff.

43 Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.

44 They ended up ripping down perimeter fencing and tussling with the security staff.

45 Our staff will be available to give you technical support .

46 The no-smoking policy was introduced with little resistance from staff.

47 Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

48 He has been on the editorial staff of "Private Eye" since 1963.

49 The truth is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.

50 The staff in the London office are helpful but only have limited information.

51 Staff who transfer to a different office will receive a transport allowance.

52 Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.

53 The staff say there is no formal structure for negotiating pay increases.

54 Bank staff are to stage a series of lightning strikes in a dispute over staffing.

55 The security staff can see all the outside of the building on their CCTV monitors.

56 Several embassy staff were declared persona non grata and asked to leave the country within 48 hours.

57 The staff is working frantically on final arrangements for the summit.

58 The chairman told a news conference that some members of staff would lose their jobs.

59 He often loads a lot of work onto his staff.

60 The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.

31 He has been on the editorial staff of "Private Eye" since 1963.

32 The truth is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.

33 The staff in the London office are helpful but only have limited information.

34 Staff who transfer to a different office will receive a transport allowance.

35 The staff say there is no formal structure for negotiating pay increases.

36 The security staff can see all the outside of the building on their CCTV monitors.

37 Several embassy staff were declared persona non grata and asked to leave the country within 48 hours.

38 The staff is working frantically on final arrangements for the summit.

39 The chairman told a news conference that some members of staff would lose their jobs.

40 Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.

41 The staff have been very complimentary, and so have the customers.

42 Most of the staff who responded to the questionnaire were supportive.

43 Voluntary redundancies and natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.

44 He sent every member of staff a mail-merge letter wishing them a merry Christmas!

45 The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze .

46 The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray.

47 In future, staff recruitment will fall within the remit of the division manager.

48 A strike by British Airways ground staff has led to the suspension of flights between London and Manchester.

49 The company could not indicate a person even nominally responsible for staff training.

50 Each area of the curriculum should be led by a staff member with appropriate expertise.

51 Staff may not leave early without the express permission of the director.

52 Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.

53 The ground staff do all they can to prepare the pitch.

54 With a few honourable exceptions, the staff were found to be incompetent.

55 Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.

56 It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?

57 The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.

58 There needs to be a closer dialogue between management and staff.

59 As a matter of expedience, we will not be taking on any new staff this year.

60 Management have called a joint meeting with staff and unions.

61 It is a nonsense to say we have untrained staff dealing with emergencies.

62 I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.

63 Some of the staff are apt to arrive late on Mondays.

64 The company is reconsidering the way in which it deploys its resources/staff.

65 The staff have been very complimentary, and so have the customers.

66 Most of the staff who responded to the questionnaire were supportive.

67 Her main contention is that staff should get better training.

68 Voluntary redundancies and natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.

69 Management has to make sure it does not overpay its staff.

70 Apart from a small team of paid staff, the organisation consists of unpaid volunteers.

71 He sent every member of staff a mail-merge letter wishing them a merry Christmas!

72 The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze .

73 The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray.

74 In future, staff recruitment will fall within the remit of the division manager.

75 A strike by British Airways ground staff has led to the suspension of flights between London and Manchester.

76 There is a good relationship between staff and pupils at the school.

77 The company could not indicate a person even nominally responsible for staff training.

78 Each area of the curriculum should be led by a staff member with appropriate expertise.

79 The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.

80 Staff may not leave early without the express permission of the director.

81 Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.

82 The ground staff do all they can to prepare the pitch.

83 With a few honourable exceptions(Sentence dictionary), the staff were found to be incompetent.

84 The boss dumps on Jane and she dumps on the junior staff.

85 Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.

86 Details of the problem will be logged by the Help Desk staff who will then contact the appropriate agency.

87 Staff voted to continue an unofficial strike in support of seven colleagues who were dismissed last week.

88 It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?

89 The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.

90 There needs to be a closer dialogue between management and staff.

61 The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy.

62 David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work.

63 The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.

64 He quickly relayed this news to the other members of staff.

65 I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff.

66 The staff will be happy to help arrange for you to swim, sail, or water-ski.

67 Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.

68 The staff got a Christmas bonus.

69 She has an excellent rapport with her staff.

70 All staff will be given a full briefing tomorrow.

71 Our staff produced promotional brochures.

72 The hospital is freezing staff appointments as part of its cutbacks.

73 The company will serve a meal at noon to all staff workers.

74 I'm pleased to see that they're ringing the changes in the staff canteen. The new menus are much more interesting.

75 The company seems to be incapable of hanging on to its staff.

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91 The actual estimate for extra staff and consequential costs such as accommodation was an annual ￡9.18m.

92 As a matter of expedience, we will not be taking on any new staff this year.

93 Management have called a joint meeting with staff and unions.

94 There's a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible job losses.

95 The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy.

96 David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work.

97 The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.

98 He quickly relayed this news to the other members of staff.

99 A couple of the kitchen staff are on holiday so I'm wearing my chef's hat tonight.

100 I was treated with the utmost courtesy by the staff.

101 The staff will be happy to help arrange for you to swim, sail, or water-ski.

102 High morale among staff was found to correlate positively with productivity.

103 Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.

104 Many of the patients are closely dependent on staff for day-to-day emotional support.

105 The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.

106 We need to solicit 50 staff and workers.

107 More than half the staff are temporary.

108 I've budgeted for two new members of staff.

109 We may have to resort to using untrained staff.

110 Staff shortages cause problems for the organization.

111 The staff got a Christmas bonus.

112 Staff balloted for strike action yesterday.

113 All our staff have been instructed in sign language.

114 Staff are suffering from low morale.

115 The staff wear big sunny smiles.

116 He praised all his staff highly.

117 His kindness did not go unnoticed by his staff.

118 The hotel staff will supply all your needs.

119 The hospital has a skeleton staff at weekends.

120 Staff have been retrained to use the new technology.

121 Staff had to work in overcrowded conditions .

122 Qualified staff are two-a-penny at the moment.

123 The company publishes a fortnightly bulletin for its staff.

124 Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.

125 She found the servility of the hotel staff embarrassing.

126 Staff are always available to answer your queries .

127 He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.

128 The staff are always courteous and helpful.

129 He had the complete support of hospital staff.

130 Has the news been communicated to the staff yet?

131 The ratio of nursing staff to doctors is 2:1.

132 He works at the General Staff.

133 This company has a staff of fifty.

134 All staff will be trained in customer service skills.

135 Most of our staff are based in Cairo.

136 The manager urged his staff on .

137 The car park is for staff only.

138 From his staff he earned the sobriquet "Mumbles".

139 I have a staff of ten.

140 Critics attacked the youth and inexperience of his staff.

141 Staff use the poison to exterminate moles and rabbits.

142 We were impressed by the professionalism of the staff.

143 Staff have agreed to take a 2% pay cut.

144 Most of the staff are on short-term contracts.

145 The pay cut caused bitterness among the staff.

146 She didn't dig that crazy staff.

147 10 staff were allocated to the task.

148 During the first phase of expansion staff will move to the new offices.

149 We are deeply indebted to Dr Allen and the rest of the hospital staff.

150 The men broke into the office while staff were cashing up.

151 87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff.

152 Not telling the staff before they read the news in the papers was an error of judgment.

153 We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses.

154 Catering staff staged a sit-down protest as a gesture of solidarity with the striking nurses.

155 She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff.

156 Previous students have had nothing but praise for the course content and staff.

157 The company is desperate to halt the haemorrhage of skilled staff.

158 Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits.

159 Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.

160 The procedure must be clear and comprehensible to all staff.

161 In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun.

162 Hospital staff are coming under pressure to work longer hours.

163 For months there was a veto on employing new staff.

164 I have a professor on my staff here as liaison with our higher education institutions.

165 Staff evacuated the building and a roll call was taken outside.

166 We instruct our staff never to strike back however angry they feel.

167 The successful applicant will be working closely with our international staff.

168 a staff of ten or plural:I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:The staff in this shop are very helpful.

169 Little did I know that I would actually wind up being on the staff.

170 When he got back to the office, Green unloaded on his staff.

171 There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.

172 Have you costed out how much it will be to hire another member of staff?

173 The hotel staff were glad to see the back of such a difficult guest.

174 Stress at work is a matter of concern to staff and management.

175 The rest of the staff have been hired on short-term contracts.

176 Staff withdrew from the main part of the prison but secured the perimeter.

177 Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding.

178 He instructed his staff to crank up for an all - out fight against the nomination.

179 The trade unions took up the cudgels for the 367 staff made redundant.

180 All the resources and staff available were brought into play to cope with the crisis.

181 The training is designed to give staff confidence in managing problems.

182 Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.

183 The company will serve a meal at noon to all staff workers.

184 The manager turned a blind eye when his staff were late.

185 We have regular fire drills to ensure that the staff know how to evacuate the building.

186 A second room was needed for the spillover of staff and reporters.

187 Nothing is ever decided, and all the uncertainty is very bad for staff morale.

188 All the staff should be involved in the decision-making process.

189 The boss dropped her from the staff after three weeks.

190 A good company pension scheme remains a potent weapon for attracting staff.

191 Airline staff have fired a warning shot across the company's bows by threatening to strike if higher pay increases are not offered.

192 Over 500 staff are facing the axe at the Nottingham factory.

193 We could take on extra staff - that's one possibility.

194 A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers.

195 The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise.

196 She had a total staff of 10 working under her.

197 The hotel prides itself on being a good employer that treats its staff well.

198 They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.

199 The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff.

200 The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.

201 The hospital manager has promised to take the matter up with the member of staff involved.

202 Options are offered subject to staff availability and the constraints of the timetable.

203 We have taken on extra staff to cope with the increased workload.

204 I'm afraid we had to let several of our staff go.

205 One of the station staff spotted that I was in difficulty,() and came to help.

206 The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.

207 Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views.

208 Extra staff have been taken on to cover busy periods.

209 Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.

210 From time to time she would really tear into her staff.

211 She has a staff of four who collectively earn almost $200 000.

212 Recruiting staff used to be done by means of the old boy network.

213 The staff cuts have meant that we haven't been working at full strength for over a year.

214 The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.

215 A spokesperson said that the bank expects to make 15,000 staff redundant over the next three years.

216 Sales staff get a generous mileage allowance or a company car.

217 Appointing one woman to the otherwise all-male staff could look like tokenism.

218 Staff at the bank have apparently been lining their pockets with money from investors' accounts.

219 Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.

220 The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions.

221 The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity.

222 The charity provided money to staff and equip two hospitals.

223 She has been on the staff of the hospital for most of her working life.

224 The profit-sharing plan is designed to motivate the staff to work hard.

225 The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion .

226 His remarks led to the breakdown of talks between the staff and the management.

227 Financial constraints on the company are preventing them from employing new staff.

228 Mrs Simpson is responsible for the induction of new library staff.

229 It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.

230 A staff clear-out is being planned at party headquarters .

231 When the inspection group declared that the accounts checked, the staff all cheered.

232 The salaries of temporary employees ought to be brought into line with those of permanent staff.