On the one hand, officials have been told not to produce documents that are longer than 15 pages except for directives, regulations and constitutions, presumably and, in a Stalinist stakhanovite fashion, the translators have been told to increase their productivity by 40 per cent. From Wordnik.com. [The paper mountain] Reference
My stakhanovite efforts in the criminal justice system were rewarded with even more files, which I duly put to bed, Bristol fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Policeman's Blog] Reference
I do not need to explain either the military pointlessness of this spectacularly ill-chosen stakhanovite target, nor do I have to have to labour the point about this Government's analagous measurement of public services. From Wordnik.com. [A Very British Dude] Reference
A real stakhanovite (Ch. jijifenzi), or hurtsunba as they are known in Tibet. From Wordnik.com. [Phayul Latest News] Reference
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