to start the work vs to start work

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'To start the work' is used when referring to a specific, defined task or project, while 'to start work' is more general and refers to beginning a job or task in a broader sense.

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to start the work

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific, defined task or project.

This phrase is used when talking about beginning a particular task or project. It implies a specific work assignment or project that is being initiated.

Examples:

I need to start the work on the new marketing campaign.
Let's start the work on the website redesign project.

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That's how he's managed to start the work.
My office was only able to start the work with the complainants at full speed from the beginning of this year.
It is very good to start the work of this new Parliament with programmes which can make a difference, both to the environment and, of course, to the competitiveness needs of our Member States.
A successful outcome of the Ad Hoc Committee meeting would be a decision to start the work on the Convention, by setting up a UN working group to receive contributions and prepare recommendations for the substance of the Convention.
For that reason, the aim to start the work of the agency promptly next year is absolutely the right one, and the report by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy is firmly in favour of this aim.
Accordingly it should be possible to start the work of the Paediatric Committee within six month.
In the light of the progress made in seeking support for the project from the local population the Commission welcomes the decision of the Italian authorities to start the works on the geognostic tunnel La Maddalena in the coming weeks.
Deutsche Bahn AG is prepared to fit 130000 railway wagons with 'whisper' brakes and wants to start the conversion work soon.
We are getting ready, of course, to start the practical work.
In the field of interoperability for card schemes and infrastructures, the Eurosystem strongly encourages the EPC to start the technical work as soon as possible.
So the US has to start the serious work of clearing up who those people are, and we have to break with them.
In November 2004 when Leipzig Airport decided to start the construction works for the southern runway DHL had not yet entered into a legally binding commitment to move to Leipzig Airport.
The 2004 Co-operation Agreement was therefore re-negotiated, since the Municipality considered it of the utmost importance to start the construction works on the Damplein.
Equipment acquired prior to the start of the work programme
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to start the main construction works for its new premises in spring 2010.
This would allow the Commission to start the preparatory work for setting up the agency in the spring of this year, with the target of having the agency operational by January 2005.
It would be possible to plan the port, and it would be possible to start the building work soon.
Mr President, I should like to start by acknowledging the work which Mr Lehne has put into this report, even though I have not always agreed with him.
In all probability, we ought to start work in the field of administrative law as well.
It is good that there is emphasis on us now having to start on the real work.

Alternatives:

to begin the work
to commence the work
to initiate the work
to kick off the work
to get started on the work

to start work

This phrase is correct and commonly used in a more general sense when referring to beginning a job or task.

This phrase is used when talking about starting work in a general sense, without specifying a particular task or project. It is a more broad and general way of expressing the beginning of work.