` ` Our guys are somewhat clock-watching right now. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
I've had clock-watching bosses before and they're a drag. From Wordnik.com. [When Less Is More] Reference
But a girl can dream ... about clock-watching bristle-block guys. From Wordnik.com. [July 2008] Reference
The no-huddle picked up the tempo and we were kind of clock-watching. From Wordnik.com. [NFL - National Football League - Indianapolis vs. Cleveland] Reference
Animation is far too creative an endeavor to suffer the indignity of clock-watching. From Wordnik.com. [The Extra-Hours WorkWeek Explained] Reference
This way I can spend all my time clock-watching rather than making mad calculations on the fly. From Wordnik.com. [Nitwits 46 Miss Snark 0] Reference
Hands-on time: whoops, no clock-watching again, maybe 10 minutes, virtually all for trimming the broccoli. From Wordnik.com. [Never-the-Same Steamed Broccoli ♥ | A Veggie Venture] Reference
Back then, the bored young lifeguards would hover at the poolside, flirting with each other and clock-watching. From Wordnik.com. [Axing free swimming will hit poor] Reference
I could tell that last Friday was going to be one of those nights when I was clock-watching from about 3:00 pm onward. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Aaron Hillis, writing in the Voice, doesn't quite agree and compares the live extravaganza and the plain vanilla screenings, or had-to-be-there jubilation versus clock-watching disappointment. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Interview. Guy Maddin.] Reference
Your Employer May Be Watching The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades. From Wordnik.com. [Work at Home?] Reference
The collective energy of the room can build into a frenzy, unleashing brilliant ideas while everyone has a great time, or it can devolve into yet another boring, BlackBerry-checking, clock-watching drone session. From Wordnik.com. [The 10 Commandments Of Brainstorming] Reference
Again, why is TAG, one of the most creative guilds today that continues to produce such a large amount of revenue for work that is "put up on that screen forever" locked out of negotiations beyond clock-watching?. From Wordnik.com. [The Extra-Hours WorkWeek Explained] Reference
"Again, why is TAG, one of the most creative guilds today that continues to produce such a large amount of revenue for work that is "put up on that screen forever" locked out of negotiations beyond clock-watching?". From Wordnik.com. [The Extra-Hours WorkWeek Explained] Reference
Crowds were clock-watching as an Ellesmere landmark was restored to its rightful place. From Wordnik.com. [Shropshire Star] Reference
Call from a clock-watching parking ramp user, transcribed by news assistant Mike Hohberger. From Wordnik.com. [Furst Draft] Reference
Italians lingering over an afternoon coffee contrast with clock-watching workers in Germany. From Wordnik.com. [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference
Waste no more on clock-watching jobsworths in the public sector but reward ambition and success in a striving society. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Safety concerns: Consultants fear a 48-hour limit on surgeons is resulting in a culture of 'lazy, clock-watching' surgeons. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
People of these cultures tend to find American preoccupation with clock-watching and strict adherence to schedules to be obsessive. From Wordnik.com. [IT & Security Portal» IT-Observer] Reference
Productivity gains frequently come from turning a clock-watching employee into one who cranks through work to potentially free up time later. From Wordnik.com. [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference
Slate to have a flexible and family-friendly office, but I heard from dads who work in clock-watching, ultracompetitive, family-hostile places. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
You must be dedicated enough to put in appropriate amount of time but also you must feel the music as you play, and not be distracted by clock-watching. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
I dearly hope (and suspect) that most people (women) who bought knit-your-own-scarf kits in September are now clock-watching, wondering if the kit could be a gift in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
You should have asked your imaginary friend "Bunny" to proof read it first the bored young lifeguards would hover at the poolside, flirting with each other and clock-watching. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Some people choose to forage rather than shop in order to connect with seasonal rhythms instead of the discordant economic and clock-watching dictates of a mundane working week. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Why is TAG...locked out of negotiations beyond clock-watching?. From Wordnik.com. [The Extra-Hours WorkWeek Explained] Reference
"But it'd be even dirtier to think of those clock-watching superegos being strapped to kids 'shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The Creature from Cleveland Depths] Reference
Let’s take a look at what goes on in the celeb world during a beautiful, clock-watching Labor Day Friday. From Wordnik.com. [Even Celebrities Have Already Checked Out For The Long Weekend | Best Week Ever] Reference
From a band that seems like it never wants to leave the stage, this might have been the only song that clock-watching promoters wouldn’t have cut off. From Wordnik.com. [In concert: Pearl Jam at Jiffy Lube Live] Reference
“From now on, I’m going to ask you to respond in writing,” insisted the clock-watching Oklahoma senator, who had 15 minutes to grill the former vice president. From Wordnik.com. [Gore Jousts, Crowd Laps It Up] Reference
Big Cheeses don’t travel alone; there’s usually a note-taking, clock-watching PA, Private Secretary or three with them, and they’ll be useful to you in the future. From Wordnik.com. [So what do *you* do? at Helpful Technology] Reference
She followed a clock-watching rabbit, you see. From Wordnik.com. [Sneak Peek: A is for Alice] Reference
Senior forward Dean Strong, on clock-watching: "It's been one of the slowest weeks I've had in my four years at school, and getting on the ice today, it was just a great feeling. From Wordnik.com. [USCHO.com News] Reference
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