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That is because the total number of hours worked in the UK has also risen sharply in the past few years.
BBC: UK is underemployed: Should we be surprised?
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Rather, bosses are calculating it on the basis of the total number of hours worked in the year, then dividing that figure by 52.
ECONOMIST: France��s shorter week
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You might think, then, that if we looked at the average number of hours worked by all those of working age - dividing the total number of hours worked by the working age population - Germany would come out on top.
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"It is estimated that the total number of police staff hours spent investigating Ray Gosling's false report is in excess of 1, 800, " said Mr Clements.
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They were adding up the national total spent on child care, and dividing it by the number of hours women worked to get the per hour cost of care.
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Verizon Wireless previously said the number of iPhones it sold in the first two hours of availability exceeded the one-day total for any other device's debut in the carrier's history, though it declined to say how many were ordered.
WSJ: Verizon iPhone Hits Shelves
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Over a number of days, Ms Martin was interviewed by the police for a total of six hours and 55 minutes.
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