1. They have been so feather-bedded in the past that they can't cope with hardship now.

2. The taxpayer was forced to fund the featherbedding of a privatised Railtrack.

3. We become deeply aroused by the featherbedding union.

4. She searched through all the mattresses and featherbeds, pulled out the pea, and then slept soundly.

5. It was he who made the fateful decision to bowl first, on a pitch that turned out to be a featherbed.

6. This federal agency was shut down for featherbedding.

7. Featherbedding will certainly increase unit costs and, in the general case, prices too.

8. So the biggest evil in this city that raises costs is featherbedding, but no one wants to discuss that.

9. Unions are strong in Europe, and they push up wages and (worse) encourage featherbedding, short hours, and other inefficient practices.