| 单词 | waste of energy |
| 例句 | The trailer was such a disaster that sweeping and mopping seemed like a waste of energy; it should have been towed straight to the county dump. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You know that’s a useless, almost a foolish gesture, a complete waste of energy and time?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fighting back would have been a complete waste of energy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sterling says jealousy is a waste of energy, that I should focus on what I have, not what I don’t. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in worrying. It’s a waste of energy.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “A waste of energy,” was what he called their loud display. Working Out With Charles Glass, a Trainer to the Stars 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z At some point we all reach that moment where it’s such a waste of energy to act as if you know things that you really don’t. Grace Helbig's Guide to Taking Fashion Less Seriously 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z It is a waste of energy to bear a grudge. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “Being unhappy is a waste of energy and a frightful bore to everyone else.” T Magazine: The Importance of Being Nicky 2014-04-10T16:46:16Z It's such a waste of energy, I know. Queen of uncool 2010-12-02T08:00:00Z To see fear as a waste of energy. Reporter faces life's toughest deadline with book 2013-03-09T14:34:13Z Trees stop producing new chlorophyll, because doing so would be a waste of energy, and soon there’s none left. Ever wondered why leaves change colors? 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z “And then I realized that it was a tremendous waste of energy,” he said. Dancing Down the Years 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z "Some may think it is just a waste of energy, a waste of time," Otunuyi signed. Deaf Nigerian dancers delight public, challenge expectations 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Reality check: The Buckeyes are breaking in a new quarterback, but worrying about that with coach Ryan Day’s track record and WR Marvin Harrison Jr. on the roster is a waste of energy. Reality Check: The truth hurts and truth is a bunch of ranked teams will break hearts in 2023 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Some experts argue that spending more money poring over wealthy Americans’ taxes is a waste of energy. As IRS funding shrinks, California's wealthiest can breathe a bit easier 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z I knew that I didn't want to be nervous for it, it felt like a waste of energy to be nervous. Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder reflects a year after coming second 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z And it’s probably a waste of energy to even attempt to detail all that went wrong. Mariners blow nine-run lead in stunning collapse in loss to Royals 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z It is a waste of energy to attempt to reform or appeal to systems of power. On strike for a better world: Labor conflict is coming — and the ruling class will fight back hard 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Any effort to preserve this place for more miserable generations would be a waste of energy better used making phones smaller and then bigger again just because. Opinion | You would trade your elite billionaire status to save THIS planet? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Excess light is a waste of energy, and light pollution might harm human health. It's Time to Fight Light Pollution 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “You can fight it, but that’s just a waste of energy. You’ve got to find a way to make it work.” Can Al Michaels make streaming the NFL on Amazon Prime Video a Thursday night ritual? 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z This may appear to be a waste of energy, but each has a role in maintaining the membrane potential. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z But even among Mr. Trump’s staunchest backers, there is a divide over the decertification efforts, with some calling them a waste of energy. Trump Allies Continue Legal Drive to Erase His Loss, Stoking Election Doubts 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Thoughts, words and decisions are measured, the emotional tides of more mercurial coaches a waste of energy to him. Arizona's Tommy Lloyd pulling all the right strings in first year 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z “Coping strategies are a waste of energy and time if you are the victim,” Robyn Prehn of Crofton, Maryland, said in an email describing her experience working for a bully at a public agency. Considering quitting to avoid a workplace bully? Here are less drastic strategies 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z “Coping strategies are a waste of energy and time if you are the victim,” Robyn Prehn of Crofton, Md., said in an email describing her experience working for a bully at a public agency. Perspective | In the Great Resignation, many quit to avoid workplace bullies. Here are less drastic strategies. 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z "And the fact that we quite often stick a hose on that tap and pump it into the garden, it's a huge waste of energy and materials." The twin threats of flooding and drought 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z “It was a waste of energy,” Wallace said of heeding the critics. Bubba Wallace Is Ebullient, Defiant and Comfortable 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z So it gave her this understanding that regrets are just a waste of energy. Eartha Kitt’s daughter says ‘Batman’ was a doting mother despite Hollywood fame: 'We adored each other' 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The Electoral Reform Society, a political pressure group, said the new law was “a colossal waste of energy and resources.” UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z She also notes that development, rather than reuse, is a huge waste of energy and resources. ‘When Seattle Shakes’ online exhibition explores historical preservation and seismic risks 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Neither of us liked to argue, and we agreed that after all these years, bickering would be a waste of energy. L.A. Affairs, where are they now: We met when I was 87, he was 93. It couldn't last. 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z He stressed that “crisis” isn’t the same as “conflict,” with crises in the church offering an opportunity for renewal but conflicts just “a waste of energy and occasion for evil.” Pope tells Vatican bureaucrats to stop gossipy conflicts 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z “Running all this stuff is a tremendous waste of energy,” he said. Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “There is nowhere to start for us to get justice, so it will be a waste of energy. All we want to do is to bury Ibra.” ‘Killing in the name of corona’: Death toll soars from Kenya’s curfew crackdown 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s a waste of energy when every moment matters in our response to the crisis. Migrants aren’t to blame for COVID-19 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z But environmental activists point to the impact of nuclear waste and say the heaters are still a significant waste of energy. In Paris, Cafe Terraces Are an Environmental Battleground 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z “I just think it’s a waste of energy for us to focus our time on trying to make deals.” Voters’ 2nd choices could be decisive in close Iowa caucuses 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Because of that, candidates may consider it a waste of energy to spend too much time on campuses. ‘We’re here, we’re engaged, we are energetic’: College voters yearn to be part of the quest for the presidency 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “Really. I’m definitely not interested in blaming anyone. It’s a waste of energy. I hope that everyone that’s in the book feels like it’s — I don’t know what I hope they feel. Good, not bad.” Demi Moore says she cheated on first husband Freddy Moore the night before their wedding 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z I don’t get mad anymore because I realized it’s a waste of energy. Max Homa, the best PGA Tour follow on Twitter, on success, social media and betting on yourself - Golf Digest 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Also, it’s a complete waste of energy when no one is here. Rant & Rave: Turn off the AC when the office is closed 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z “If I start yelling too much and directing traffic, it’s a waste of energy,” he said. Chara's status unclear as Bruins, Blues prepare for Game 5 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Some chased the thoughts away, dismissing them as a waste of energy, a drain on the nerves. Liverpool’s Champions League Waiting Game 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z "While we all read our comments and are happy when we receive praise and devastated when someone is mean. And we want to defend ourselves. It’s a waste of energy to engage," she added. Pamela Anderson defends Ariel Winter against body-shamers while attacking Trump 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z “I think all of us women spend so much time not feeling like we measure up. And what a waste of energy. I’m not there yet, but that’s my goal.” Savannah Guthrie opens up about ‘lifelong struggle’ with body acceptance 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z “I’m just tired of getting fouled really hard and going to the free throw line and missing. It’s a waste of energy and it’s kind of a turnover if you’re up there and miss both.” UCLA recovers after sloppy start to blowout Washington State 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Last December, a writer for the green publication Treehugger gloated over the cryptocurrency’s fall in price: “Bitcoin is a colossal waste of energy that will soon be no more. Good riddance.” Bitcoin as big oil: the next environmental fight 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s counterintuitive to them, because they’re thinking it’s a waste of energy to add these extra movements to a robot. Teaching robots body language offers common ground for humans and machines 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Bitcoin scarcity is assured by requiring a costly waste of energy to produce new coins. Bitcoin ‘miners’ squander our electrical energy to feed warehouses packed with computers 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Worrying, he said, is a waste of energy. ‘I Feel Like an American Person’: Immigrants Win Reprieve, but Anxiety Over Deportation Lingers 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Required by the second law of thermodynamics, that unavoidable waste of energy severely limits the efficiency of a heat engine to below a level set by the temperatures of the baths. Quantum measurements could power a tiny, hyper-efficient engine 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z So, for me to even concern myself with that, for me, it would be just a waste of energy. Q&A: Dave Roberts is open to suggestions for the slumping Dodgers 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s a waste of energy and so now, when you send that first message, that profile disappears until they match back with you. Why do we ghost? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Pining for the good ol’ days of dumb products will be a waste of energy. Everything is connected, and there’s no going back 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z He said the process of reporting disputed calls to NFL headquarters is “a waste of energy.” Saints’ Payton fuming over officiating in loss to Falcons 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Investors should be concerned and nervous in all market conditions, but fearing that a lack of worry is the sign of a market top is a waste of energy and emotion. Investment prosperity can make investors complacent 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z “All these mandates, they’re just a waste of time, a waste of energy and expensive,” he said from his home town of Agawam, Mass. Americans watch a health-care bill that could upend many lives again 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Attempts to drum up support for one party, then jealously guard it from encroachment by a similar party, are a waste of energy. May has called a snap general election. Our writers respond | Zoe Williams and others 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z But getting worked up about those who want to monetize shame is a waste of energy. Trying to Minimize the Misery of Mug Shots 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s such a waste of energy and productivity. Jodi Goldstein of Harvard Innovation Labs: Humility Is the Mother of Invention 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z By and large it is a complete waste of energy to get all Gaullist and protectionist about the supposed threat from US culture. Here’s a US import Britain should ban – and it’s not Donald Trump | Martin Kettle 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z “What could be more advantageous in an intellectual contest — whether it be chess, bridge, or stock selection — than to have opponents who have been taught that thinking is a waste of energy?” he asks. 9 Books Everyone Should Read, According to Warren Buffett 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z It embarrassed him and made him realise that sledging is often a waste of energy. 'Stokes kick-starts the Ashes party' 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Obviously, in hindsight, we know now that any mild panicking at those points was a waste of energy. NHL is back – and if the Kings don't win, someone else in California probably will 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Looking back at 2014 10 years afterwards, it all seems a terrible waste of energy and time. Scottish independence: Remember 2014, the last golden summer of the old Britain 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Mrs Merkel said spying on allies was a "waste of energy". Germany 'right' to expel CIA official 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z In Berlin on Thursday, Merkel described spying on allies as “a waste of energy.” Germany orders CIA station chief to leave over spying allegations "Spying on allies ... is a waste of energy," the chancellor said in her most pointed public remarks yet on the issue. Berlin tells CIA station chief to leave in spy scandal 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Merkel appeared to be simultaneously trying to condemn the US's spying while salvaging the countries' ties, reportedly saying that spying on allies was a "waste of energy." Germany kicks top CIA official out after undercover agents discovered 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z But that would've been a waste of energy -- energy that I obviously needed to try and tame the beast of a golf course I'd somehow gotten myself on. The Do's and Don'ts of getting put on the clock. : The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Faking it is also a waste of energy. The Top 10 Personal Branding Blunders You Must Avoid 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z “Both England and Italy will suffer so there is no sense worrying about it. That would be a waste of energy. If it is a mess, it will be a mess for both teams.” England’s concerns grow over state of pitch for Italy World Cup opener 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z When that bird’s flying ancestors arrived on the predator-free island of Mauritius, building powerful wings became a waste of energy. In its wild form, that funny looking turkey can fly. Though it won’t get very far. 2013-11-25T19:48:02Z The claim supposing Diamond’s subscription to the historical materialist theory of history is a waste of energy. Jared Diamond On Traditional Society, Warfare And Eschewing Technology Plus Updated Commentary 2013-02-13T04:06:33Z Energy efficiency--drastically reducing the vast waste of energy in homes, offices, factories and vehicles--is good for greens and CEOs, for America and the world. Tech Revolution Spurs U.S. Oil and Gas Boom 2012-10-18T17:05:36Z He continued: "And at its worst, the leaking, the briefing against other people and other departments - and the sheer waste of energy and money that results." Director general states BBC plans 2012-09-18T11:00:27Z When methane is released, it's a waste of energy. Curbing Coal Mine Methane Could Cool Global Warming 2012-09-07T15:45:00.187Z "You can't afford to start getting yourself flustered about stuff because it's negative – a waste of energy." London 2012: Olympic schedule highlights Friday 3 August 2012-08-02T21:32:37Z "The focus on fat reduction is a waste of energy," added Ludwig. When Dieting, Not All Calories Are Created Equal 2012-06-27T22:45:03.877Z It pleased him to watch her firm strokes as they came to a hill and to see that she rode with no waste of energy. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z And, first of all, he should avoid waste—waste of energy, waste of wealth. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Perhaps because investing bodily resources in sight is a waste of energy in the dark. Dark-Dwelling Fish Converge On Blindness 2012-01-25T01:15:00.267Z If I go there, then it’s going to be a waste of energy and painful. Book by mother of girl killed in Tucson shooting reflects on daughter?s life, pain of attack 2011-12-31T19:19:21Z It seems a terrible waste of energy,—like installing an entire electric light plant to illuminate one globe,—but sometimes it is the only way. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z It should be noted that in the electric circuit resistance causes heat to be generated and therefore energy to be wasted, but in the magnetic circuit reluctance does not involve any similar waste of energy. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z These have to convert the AC supply back to DC, which is a waste of energy and generates heat. Insight: How renewable energy may be Edison's revenge 2011-12-20T11:16:32Z Three pairs of hands started smoothing sand, with some waste of energy, but with rapid results. The Star People 2011-11-06T02:00:16.133Z The net result was that trade followed its natural and easiest route, although there was a fearful waste of energy in the process. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Furthermore, in order to save you needless waste of energy, let me inform you that the antidote is concealed in a place where I alone know where to find it. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z In this transmission of motions there is great waste of energy and loss of time, but such methods are a necessity of the present slow, much-obstructed method of communication. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The faculty is being hampered in its action by consciousness, and such hampering leads to a great waste of energy. Health Through Will Power 2011-08-18T02:00:20.367Z Sad waste of energy and time, one might say, whilst the other burghers were engaged in a life-and-death struggle in the middle of the State. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Life without suffering would lack that contrast which saves it from the dull monotony that might tempt to waste of energy in dissipation. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z There is not merely the waste of energy in the direction above indicated, but in many other ways. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z But it is sheer waste of energy to go pioneering over land that has already been thoroughly investigated, and mapped out, by men and women who have gone before us. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Without habits of doing things, we have to make numerous decisions and keep on making them under conditions that require special effort and waste of energy. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z A waste of energy, as things now looked; but who is to judge of such matters? A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z It might be a waste of energy," replied Martine, "for surely the tide cannot come up to this little hollow; so it is only a question of time when we shall get out of this. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z That is a waste of energy and bad for the moral of the company, including the people you never get mad at. You're the Boss: A Plan for Working on (Not in) the Business 2011-04-21T11:12:30Z This, the researchers say, prevented "the waste of energy in producing offspring likely to be lost" to infanticide. Males make pregnant horses abort 2011-03-30T11:39:21Z But I reasoned that all that was a tremendous waste of energy. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z All around him, streetlights shine on empty roads and in shop windows, evidence of “the senseless waste of energy through which we rob the world of moonlight.” In Search of Moonlight 2011-03-18T21:42:27Z She was glad that walking made talking a waste of energy, for she wanted to think and feel and search her heart and soul for treasure to lavish upon the boy-man she was to marry. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Ms. Hileman, a former social worker, says asking “What if?” is a waste of energy. Two Weeks After Rampage in Tucson, Survivors Struggle With ?What If?? 2011-01-22T20:03:29Z Similarly, a tax on carbon – or a tax on all forms of energy, with a lower rate for renewables – would put a tangible cost on pollution by and avoidable waste of energy. Letters: Radical alternatives to raising VAT 2011-01-07T00:05:04Z All thinking about it, beyond what is indispensable for the firm effort to get rid of it, is waste of energy and waste of time. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z At various times during play Pavin was to be seen hovering around match referees as decisions were made which, apart from being an insult to the officials, seemed to be a senseless waste of energy. How Colin Montgomerie's better side brought out the best in Europe 2010-10-05T17:50:00Z Not only was this an assault on my senses, but an offensive waste of energy to boot. Shut up! 2010-02-26T01:20:00Z These taps with the left foot were executed in a far less elegant fashion than those with the right foot, and with a great waste of energy. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology There is a waste of energy in every attempt to extirpate national prejudices and feelings, which makes the attempt a blunder as well as a crime. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 At thirty-five one does not run for the pure pleasure of it, as at sixteen; if one is not an acrobat, it seems a useless waste of energy. East Angels He had been unspeakably pained by the sordidness and waste of energy and peace that quarrelling had entailed. Years of Plenty "It will be a waste of energy especially when they are having a race meeting at Hazrigunge!" Banked Fires Miss Patricia would consider anything but plain speaking a sheer waste of energy and truth. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor After considerable waste of energy, they finally managed, after a fashion, to get the birds placed so that they received a fair portion of the heat that came out of the fire. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol Of course, all that is a waste of energy and of wood. Old Plymouth Trails The advantages of a classical education are so obvious that the present-day battle in its behalf seems a waste of energy. The So-called Human Race He takes the attitude that resistance is a waste of energy. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types As for being grateful to Sally, that is also a waste of energy when you have none too much to spare. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor It was usually concerning the reckless waste of energy. Confessions of a Neurasthenic She caught enough of the parley to know that Jake was sneering at Sutton’s waste of energy and enthusiasm, his long hours and low pay. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Yea, these Rabbis of the Chassidim were whitewashed sepulchres; and, as the orthodox communities did not fail of such, it seemed a waste of energy to go out of the fold in search of more. Dreamers of the Ghetto It was a natural act in a good servant; but it seemed to Phillips a waste of energy. The Island Mystery Besides, it strikes me as pure waste of energy, this riding about through the country with strangers when you should be at some real work.” The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor At other times the exercise of the Will is encouraged; indeed we are shown how to use it properly, that is without friction or waste of energy. The Practice of Autosuggestion "There's an awful waste of energy and power about here, somehow," said Frank. Among the Brigands This train of thought, she perceives, is threatening mere waste of energy, even some collision with reality, for who will ever be able to lift a finger against Whitaker's Table of Precedency? Monday or Tuesday For us that would be a waste of energy and of time. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Doctor Garrett didn't want her to go away this summer, thought that move was an unnecessary waste of energy, since Aunt Alice's house was so cool, and she felt the heat so little. The Beloved Woman In all these things there is a tremendous waste of energy, which must be all the more injurious the smaller the proportion of Cavalry which can be detailed to the Infantry Divisions. Cavalry in Future Wars No; that would be a waste of energy. The Dominant Dollar It seemed almost a waste of energy two days ago, but the different gangs are already eating their way towards the heart of the great masses of wreckage that block the streets in every direction. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin Flamby, disciple of the Greek sages, could face the truth unflinchingly, and now she recognised that to endeavour to battle against the memory of Paul Mario was a waste of energy. The Orchard of Tears “Not a bit,” she replied, “you know I never quarrel with any one, it’s bad form for one thing and it is waste of energy for another.” The Ghost Girl If circulation is excessive in any place it simply means waste of energy but no other injury to the lumber. Seasoning of Wood It’s pure waste of energy, Darley, to attempt to make you understand. The Dominant Dollar It might have its value as an educative process, but what a waste of energy! The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel He disliked controversy, with its waste of energy in profitless discussion, and jestingly averred that if there were any reformers living in his neighborhood he should move away. Looking Backward 2000-1887 The weakness of Austria's Galician frontier seems tempting; but Russia would have to strike at Germany—an invasion of Austria which left Germany untouched would be mere waste of energy. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics It was found that it is an unreasonable waste of energy to use the same size and form of tool for lifting the heavy and the light material. Psychology and Social Sanity No colour is developed on the under surface, for it would be a waste of energy to produce colour for a surface that was kept constantly concealed from view. Chatterbox, 1906 For the present I can't afford to do anything gratuitously charitable; by the smallest waste of energy I may defeat myself. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Knowing and doing have thus become so intimately associated by common consent as to be inseparable; for knowing without doing is indolence and doing without knowing is waste of energy. A Broader Mission for Liberal Education Baccalaureate Address, Delivered in Agricultural College Chapel, Sunday June 9, 1901 Agitation is a waste of energy, and advances nothing. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It would be sheer waste of energy to seize this intruder and try to chuck him on the line. Men of Affairs Well, it would be a waste of energy if you were, for I shall never have it now. The Lady of the Basement Flat He shows that under free individual competition there is a perpetual waste of energy. The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice Any guessing would be a pure waste of energy, since Mildred would return in a few moments to explain. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army For it was waste of energy, this senseless conflict! The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It was the one plan of Michael Gregoriev's life which was destined to prove an absolute waste of energy. The Genius We also saw that among the producers of corn there was virtually no waste of energy from competition. Monopolies and the People Figuratively speaking he loads a cannon to kill a mosquito, the result is a great waste of energy and vitality. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony This again has saved him enormous waste of energy, as he tells us he has never yet been kept awake a single hour by any debate or business in Parliament. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Your writing despatches and minutes and red-tape and all the rest of it to a fellow like that Rajah Suleiman is all waste of energy. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Even as it was, two seemed an almost unnecessary waste of energy, more especially as the other men were camped close by, ready to spring to their feet at a moment's call. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas But at every movement he felt himself more tightly held, and knowing from sad experience that it was waste of energy to contend with the iron-muscled fellow who gripped his arm, he smothered his anger. Cutlass and Cudgel In nature we see no waste of energy, nothing left to chance. Pushing to the Front Fine fellows, no doubt, they thought themselves; but they had reason to be sorry for this waste of energy before the day was out. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life I’m afraid after all it has been a waste of energy.” More About Peggy You know I've been thinking—it does seem an awful waste of energy for us to let ourselves get smaller than absolutely necessary in climbing down these places. The Girl in the Golden Atom It really seemed waste of energy to open it. Roger Ingleton, Minor Waste of time means waste of energy, waste of vitality, waste of character in dissipation. Pushing to the Front The whole appears so purposeless, such waste of energy, such unintelligible and irrational self-sacrifice. Letters to His Friends The blast must be so applied to the vocal bands, or, in other words, they must be so adapted to the blast that there is no waste of energy. Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) There was not a day passed but he deplored to himself the stupendous waste of energy and time involved. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon To Beryl, wrapped in her own precious ambition, that seemed a ridiculous waste of energy. Red-Robin Of a future existence he knows nothing, and he seems to regard it as a waste of energy and a sign of weakness to live in two worlds at a time. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers It is near you, and you drop your burning spill into it with a minimum waste of energy. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Sheer waste of energy to hunt for a needle in that haystack! Swirling Waters It is waste of stamps, waste of energy, and waste of time to write when you have nothing special to say. By Berwen Banks At the beginning of work with the typewriter, there is much waste of energy and much fatigue. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners To readjust our methods to conditions as we find them means efficiency with the least waste of energy. Catholic Problems in Western Canada She is now doing the work at the most enormous waste of energy and of virtue: had she had knowledge, thrift would have followed it; she would have done more work with far less trouble. Health and Education Colonel House saw that it would be a waste of energy to take up his mission at Paris—there was no government stable enough to make a discussion worth while. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I The waste of energy would, under such circumstances, be ten times as great with the hydraulic propeller as with the screw. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 The waste of energy comes from using unnecessary muscles, and the fatigue is partly due to this waste of energy. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners The neglect of readjustment of our methods in dealing with our separated brethren is the avowed cause of the tremendous waste of energy and the explanation of meagre results. Catholic Problems in Western Canada With reference to stopping, it may be sufficient to say that it is a waste of energy to allow the plant to make a large quantity of vine, which has afterwards to be cut away. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition What a tragic waste of energy!—and then those who never return! How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods Some of the pianists now before the public do this, and it always makes me sorry for them, for I know what a needless waste of energy and vital force it is. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers But even apart from this waste of energy, an habituated act is performed with less fatigue. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners By its extension work, summer courses, circulating libraries, correspondence courses, lectures, etc., the university would unite our activities, eliminate waste of energy and direct our combined efforts. Catholic Problems in Western Canada An immense waste of energy and a quite anti-economic training in unfit movements is the necessary result. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency For example, this preparation for teaching in a public school when she might have had an assistant professorship in a college seemed a sad waste of energy and opportunity. A Hoosier Chronicle I thought of explaining that he had made the implication by his use of the past tense, but gave up the idea as involving a waste of energy. The Jervaise Comedy As a result of habituation there is, then, greater speed, greater accuracy, less waste of energy, and less fatigue. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners No doubt she has wisely decided that to run away any longer would be a waste of energy. The Keeper of the Door Strong, eager, masterful, scorning the blazing sun, his reckless waste of energy marked him as a stranger in that place. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Is not such a study a waste of energy, when we are charged with proclaiming the only saving truth? Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 The whole face showed those signs of fatigue that come after base pleasures, after riotous waste of energy, after long hours of debauch. The Devil's Garden Any lesser appeal would be as useless, as much a waste of energy and power, as for mere children who are learning their alphabet to be taught it by a professor of philology. Light On The Path and Through the Gates of Gold We realise the waste of energy and diplomacy expended to score small points in the social game. George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians It made no difference to us whether the cattle lived or died; we regarded the assault as a waste of energy. The Siege of Kimberley And it is to be remembered, above all, that, considered as an engine for obtaining notoriety, the woman-suffrage agitation is a great waste of energy. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays And Hudson himself, no doubt, rated his great accomplishment—on which so large a part of his fame rests enduringly—as a mere waste of energy and of time. Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements Chewing gum is like worrying, a useless waste of energy. Supreme Personality It was simply a walk with the least possible waste of energy. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 He knows that argument is a foolish waste of energy, and therefore he declines to argue. A Textbook of Theosophy Argument is probably the most useless waste of energy possible in attempting persuasion. Analyzing Character He'll have innumerable big things to do and to do them without waste of energy he must be saved at every point. Deadham Hard They fought with frantic enthusiasm and notable waste of energy. Wee Macgreegor Enlists This blind waste of energy has excited in him the spirit of opposition. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. Modern urban civilization — that is, the extravagance and prosperity of the cities — is a fruitless blossom fed by this waste of energy and underground resources. Down with the Cities One of the first things he had to learn was how to study; how to concentrate; how to learn the things he had to know without tremendous waste of energy. Analyzing Character It seems a waste of energy to criticize disembodied spirits who do no worse than "revisit the pale glimpses of the moon." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 To his intensely shrewd and practical mind there was something repellent in the waste of energy involved in a discussion upon the Early Church or the twenty-seven principles of Mesmer. Round the Red Lamp "The interests of his deplorable profession are immaterial to us; but, as he observes, we cannot get down in any case, so it is a waste of energy to discuss it." The Lost World "The obstruction which I could offer against the captain of a ship and his crew would be a waste of energy," Jocelyn observed, with fine sarcasm. The Box with Broken Seals In a melting mood of shame, such as does not depress but rouses to manly effort, I looked back into the past, which I had misused through the most unfortunate waste of energy. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller But why," said Dr. Campbell, laughing, "why such a waste of energy and magnanimity about a trifle? Tales and Novels — Volume 01 "Sheer waste of energy, I am compelled to call it," said Jurgen, aloud, just as he noticed there were two other men on this long beach. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice "It is a waste of energy to do anything else," growled Summerlee from behind his pipe. The Lost World There is the waste of energy in our judicial system which is the necessary concomitant of the independent sphere belonging to each separate State. The American Judiciary Shellful after shellful of the dirt did Ab carry from where the pit was to be, trotting patiently back and forth, but the work was wearisome and there was a great waste of energy. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Did he not note the artificiality of asceticism—the waste of energy that comes with fasts and mortification of the flesh and morbidly pious excitement? The Saint It is not a waste of energy, rather it furnishes the motive-power to all human volition. Moral Philosophy Indeed, it was a waste of energy, for if you were going to be angry with this man you would be angry all the time. The Lost World Their ceaseless walking seemed to him a useless waste of energy. Windy McPherson's Son I have been thinking," said Sandip, "that this wandering up and down means a tremendous waste of energy. The Home and the World Here are three exciting lessons together, which ought to be separate: the result is, a waste of energy and strength, on the part of teacher and children, which is sometimes fatal to both. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age He had ceased altogether to wiggle the sliver of ear—the baton with which he conducted his orchestra—because this was clearly a waste of energy. Over the Pass "Too great a waste of energy!" he murmured, and having thus defined his attitude, turned to a "proof" of new rag-time. A Man and His Money I have long suspected that it was a regrettable waste of energy to send missionaries into heathen parts of the globe when there remain so many unenlightened corners in our own land. The Boss of Little Arcady Activity is not necessarily work; it is often motion without direction, progress, or productiveness; mere waste of energy. Essays on Work and Culture Swiftly, in a second, he reviewed the shining sentences that revealed her to him: The 'autumn flowers'—she lived, then, in the Present, without that waste of energy which is regret! A Prisoner in Fairyland I rather fancy, however, that it is a waste of energy to ponder over what I should do if we had a wet summer on such a radiant day as this. The Solitary Summer BROOKY: Very true, but it seems such a waste of energy. Writing for Vaudeville What a waste of energy for so many men to shoot at me all at once. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign Such men lose nothing by friction or waste of energy; they work with the ease which is born of toil. Essays on Work and Culture Repeatedly, Frank Merrill stopped to lecture them on the foolish risks they were taking, on the stupidity of such a waste of energy. Angel Island He was paying hardly any attention to his brother's talk, and would have felt it waste of energy to reassert what he had said in the formal conclave. The Crown of Life His nerve and luck in accomplishing the ascent to Diamond Creek deserve great praise, but the trip itself cannot be considered anything but a needless waste of energy. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons Don't expect long descriptive letters; I don't care to do indifferently what other people have done well and put into print—it's a waste of energy. The Whirlpool I don't see how anybody can do anything or be ambitious for anything—it's all mere waste of energy. The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance "No argument you could advance would make any difference in my determination; therefore it would be but a waste of energy on your part to attempt any." The Leavenworth Case Far from being naturally an ascetic, she has disciplined herself into denials and deprivations, cultural and recreational, to pursue her objective with the least possible waste of energy. Jailed for Freedom I mention this merely to show with what waste of energy the so-called sundowner often hunts for work, particularly if he happens to be the victim of any physical infirmity. Such Is Life And with that fresh hope it came to me that I must find a way so to dispose as to make him believe that to search would be a futile waste of energy. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro The general manager went on the theory that it was waste of energy to keep a dog and bark himself. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail His duty done, without noise or waste of energy, Bobby returned to lie in the sun on Auld Jock's grave. Greyfriars Bobby It was a waste of energy and material, and made you, not a hero, but a stupid outcast! In a Hollow of the Hills Doubtless the average scribe of the time did not in the least realize the waste of energy involved in his labors, or ever suspect that there could be any better way of writing. A History of Science — Volume 1 She is now doing her work at the most enormous waste of energy and of virtue: had she had knowledge, thrift would have followed it; she would have done more work with far less trouble. Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc This is the "parallel" theory which postulates a hideous waste of energy in the universe and which throws out of count the same kind of reasoning by which Tyndall worked on light, heat, etc. The Foundations of Personality As in most of nature's processes, there was a great waste of energy before a good result could be secured. The Unseen World and Other Essays Oh, but the waste of energy, of zeal, of youth! The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft If "Oom Niklaas" declared that the English were not in the neighbourhood, it was a waste of energy to post sentries and keep a look out. Native Life in South Africa I had looked at my watch just before this happened and wound it up, which, Bickley remarked, was superfluous and a waste of energy. When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Our attention should first be directed to the enormous waste of energy which has accompanied this contraction of the solar nebula. The Unseen World and Other Essays |
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