It was close, unpleasant work, but we brought it off.

The turnover in older, full-time workers was high: for often unpleasant and necessary work, the pay was not terribly good.

It's messy, unpleasant work, and it was pretty plain there must be some reason for it.

The unpleasant work known in Police Speak as "securing the scene" began.

Victor preferred to leave all the unpleasant work of distribution to Wes.

She might have meant to encourage, but after four hours of unpleasant work her words had the opposite effect.

You look like you could use it, and I've got some unpleasant work ahead.

Yes I have enjoyed the experiences, even though it was often hard unpleasant work.

Nurse aides typically earn $8 per hour for exhausting, unpleasant, and often dangerous work.

The commission did its unpleasant work with intelligence, compassion and admirable independence.