work against the clock

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to work very fast because you know you only have a limited period of time to do something Scientists were working against the clock to collect specimens before the volcano erupted again.

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You will experience Las Vegas as never before - through next-generation eyes as your squad work against the clock to keep one of the world's most recognisable cities from devastation. Chicken Little spin-off is not an ace parody; Computer Games by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) The children, from schools across Tyne and Wear, gathered at Nissan Sports and Social Club to test their memories, build a pharaoh's tomb, work against the clock to do a jigsaw and then form a mini company. Enterprising children learn business skills by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Today's handover signals the start of the final phase of the project in which National Trust staff will work against the clock to finish off specialist conservation work and carefully return thousands of items back to display rooms ready to welcome back visitors. Hall is almost back to its best by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			wonder at wonder if Wonders never cease! woo woo away wood wooden woods woods are full of woodwork wool word word by word word for word word is good word is law word of honor word spoken is past recalling word to the wise word with Words fail me! words to live by work work a treat work against work against the clock work among work around work around to work arse off work as work at work away work both ways work down work fingers to the bone work for work hand in glove with work into work itself out work like a beaver work like a charm work like a dog work like magic work magic work of art work off work on work oneself into a lather work oneself up work oneself up into			work (one's) fingers to the bone work (one's) fingers to the bone work (one's) fingers to the bone Work (professional wrestling) Work (song) Work (song) Work (song) Work (song) Work (song) work a change work a cure work a treat work a treat work a treat work a treat Work Absence Management Work Acceptance Record Work Access and Transportation Program Work Accomplishment Code Work Action Management System Work Action Safety Plan Work Activities Coordination and Collaboration Work addiction Work addiction Work addiction work adjuster Work Adjustment Rating Form Work Adjustment Training work against work against work against the clock work among Work and Design Controls for Electrical Equipment Work and Economic Policy Research Unit Work and Employment Research Unit Work and Family Center Work and Family Life Center Work and Family Orientation Work and Family Studies Work And Gain Economic Self-sufficiency Work and Health Information Gateway Work and Home in Our Life in Europe Work and Human Resource Education Work and Income New Zealand Work and labor Work and Learning Knowledge Centre Work and Lifelong Learning Work and Live District Overlay Work and Live in London Work and Materials Clause Work and Materials Clauses Work and Organization Research Centre Work and Parents Taskforce Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study Work and Social Adjustment Scale

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