| 单词 | wastefulness |
| 例句 | Then she clucked her tongue at all the wastefulness. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I was puzzled by what I thought to be wastefulness on the part of white people: they threw away, still in excellent condition, things that many black people could not even afford to buy secondhand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She replied that such wastefulness was certainly a mortal sin and that God would punish all of them for spending on nouveau riche vulgarities what they should be giving to the poor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When he cries out "Stop inventing stuff nobody needs!" it isn't a stand he's taking against the wastefulness of consumerism, it's because he dislikes frills. Comedy gold: John Caparulo's Meet Cap 2013-04-18T12:07:20Z In any case, I ask Payne, doesn’t it seem strange to make a film called Downsizing that’s all about reducing wastefulness, and yet to spend a huge amount of money making it? Alexander Payne on Downsizing: ‘The film isn’t a major statement – it’s a metaphor’ 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z This design minimizes wastefulness, but it also allays our fear of missing out. “Black Mirror” ’s “Bandersnatch” and the Pitfalls of Interactive Fiction 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z This isn't some ceremonious act of wastefulness—it's a bartending technique called "rinsing" that incorporates the flavor of a strong alcohol into a drink without having it take up any space in the glass. Why your bar cart needs a spray bottle 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z It was his first glimpse of big agribusiness, and its wastefulness, up close. A Mexican American Artist Finds Heroes in Farmworkers 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z We began to wonder whether we would be better off buying a new chair, although we cringed at the wastefulness of sending this one to the dump. Reupholster or replace? It’s not an easy answer. 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z All sorts of people, from housewives to prisoners of war, found solace in creating small regions of abundance and fertility, a counter to the annihilating wastefulness of war. A Green and Pleasant Land: How England's Gardeners Fought the Second World War by Ursula Buchan – review 2013-04-06T16:00:01Z Inside illegal Chinese warehouses where skyscrapers of shark fins are bloodily stacked, and to an Indonesian village where manta rays are butchered for their gills, he provides gory proof of breathtaking wastefulness. Review: ‘Racing Extinction’ Charts the Slaughter of Vital Species 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z There’s an intellectual vibe to their street-style design and they’ve got a lot on their minds: sustainability and the imaginative use of discarded materials, the wastefulness of trends, gender fluidity in dress. ‘Eckhaus Latta: Possessed’ Review: Sustainability for Sale 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The best examples of I.F. cut and chop their story segments in ways that minimize wastefulness. “Black Mirror” ’s “Bandersnatch” and the Pitfalls of Interactive Fiction 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The $82 million summer signing missed two golden chances to open his account against Luton, prompting Ten Hag to complain about his team’s wastefulness. Man United manager Ten Hag gets a much-needed win following speculation about his future 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z After the restart Chelsea's wastefulness became more apparent and they did not have a shot on target in the second half. Brentford punish wasteful Chelsea 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The manner in which Australia struggled against the short ball on the two-paced pitch at least adds some context to England's wastefulness in their first innings. England battling to avoid defeat by Australia 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z But eagerness turned to wastefulness and England stalled. Broad wickets sway Ashes classic England's way 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Groups taking an Islamic-based approach often highlight environmental understandings of certain Quranic verses and sayings and practices of Prophet Muhammad about the earth, water and against wastefulness. Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z While their issues in defence are well documented, it was wastefulness in front of goal that let Gary O'Neil's side down. Brighton 'dream of Europe' after Bournemouth win 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The furniture industry’s wastefulness always bugged her, she said, with companies discarding durable, commercial-grade items that were built to last decades every time they moved. The Furniture Hustlers of Silicon Valley 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z They were to pay for their wastefulness because Scotland came out with a different mindset. Scotland beat Wales to end Gatland hoodoo 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z For more than an hour it looked as though wastefulness in the first half, from Daka in particular, and Tielemans' miss would cost Leicester despite domination of the ball. Fortuitous strike helps Leicester beat Walsall 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z But while Faes scored with unwanted ease, Nunez's wastefulness in front of goal continued as he missed a hatful of chances to give Liverpool a far more comfortable margin of victory. Wasteful Nunez - worrying signs or just needs time? 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z This contest has more life in it that seemed likely at the start of the day thanks to England's wastefulness and Pakistan's battling qualities. England strike crucial late blow against Pakistan 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z “I’ve only thought of flying private when I wanted to bring my dog,” said Hobica, who a few breaths earlier had described private aviation as “immoral,” because of the financial and environmental wastefulness. Private jet travel is booming. No, you still can’t afford it. 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Dumpster diving: People on TikTok are digging through trash to shame wastefulness by companies. To the Moon 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Winston, a founding editor of Organized Home, a companion website to Remodelista, says her respect for nature and distaste for wastefulness was instilled in her by her Chinese immigrant parents. Perspective | Remodelista’s editors answered your questions about having a stylish, eco-conscious home 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Shakhtar's flurries forward were much more tame, while their goal led a charmed life at times thanks to their visitors' wastefulness in front of goal and savvy keeping from Trubin. Celtic frustrated by Shakhtar in Warsaw draw 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s great to be moving toward cleaner electric vehicles, but I’m seeing wastefulness continuing. Electric vehicles: Focus on size, too 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z They will be sickened by their wastefulness but Rangers will leave them to their post-mortem. 'Dogged Rangers fight way to place with big boys' 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z There has been little comment from AK Party officials on the court move and the opposition accusations of wastefulness, but its deputy provincial head in Ankara, Mehmet Yilmazer, accused the mayor of sabotaging the project. Desolate Turkish amusement park touted as testament to government waste 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The Hammers, though, can be stubborn opponents under coach Olli Harder - they beat City in the reverse fixture - and they dug in, albeit benefiting from some City wastefulness and an excellent display from goalkeeper Arnold. In-form Man City ease past West Ham in WSL 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Allegations of corruption and wastefulness followed him and his political party. Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s Former Prime Minister, Quits Politics 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z As they went in level at half-time, the big fear was that wastefulness would come back to haunt them and so it proved. Rashford seals Man Utd win over Brentford 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z But some combination of greed and sloth and wastefulness had made it this way — and he still couldn’t get a straight answer about the mattresses. Why Is Every Young Person in America Watching ‘The Sopranos’? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The department and other agencies, she said, would “work together to ensure this type of wastefulness does not happen again.” A Street Vendor Had No Permit. Her Produce Was Tossed in the Trash. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z One example of the wastefulness of manned missions is the Hubble Space Telescope, which was placed into orbit in 1990 by the space shuttle. Column: The Bezos-Branson-Musk space race is a huge waste of money and scientifically useless 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Their wastefulness in the first leg left the tie in the balance but in Prague, where their hosts had not lost for more than a year, they were supremely clinical. Rampant Arsenal reach Europa League last four 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z That was Bayern’s last chance on a night when the usually so prolific German side paid the price for its wastefulness without Lewandowski. PSG loses 1-0 to Bayern, but reaches CL semis on away goals 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z He said a lack of coordination among the many international donors aided the wastefulness. Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z He said a lack of coordination among the many international donors aided the wastefulness. Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Their first-half display was dire, the players painfully bereft of confidence and cohesion, and the match only alive as a contest at the interval because of the visitors’ wastefulness. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z And yet few in the Senate, Rand Paul is an exception, are speaking up about the wastefulness and lack of planning and rationality in relief measures that are in no way means-tested or targeted. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z I also, in retrospect, didn’t yet grasp the wastefulness of remaining quiet. Perspective | Latino voters have the potential to make their voices heard more than ever this election — and the potential to fail at doing so 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Sure, I could complain that Zumthor’s design looks like a cat hairball, but my bigger objection concerns the arrogant wastefulness of the county funding this sprawling one-story design during a historic homelessness crisis. Southern Californians have strong feelings about LACMA's teardown plan 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z He acquiesced because he said the measure was vital to rebuilding the military, but warned that he wouldn’t tolerate such wastefulness going forward. ‘Shrink’ government: Trump’s budget would cut $4.4 trillion, make 2017 tax cuts permanent 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z That, she says, is because younger people are more conscious of wastefulness when they shop. How do toy shops pick the right Christmas toys? 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z That wastefulness is precisely why he dislikes it. Yes, you do want to be a humbug this holiday season 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Storage and wastefulness also intersect around wear and tear and replacement. Tiny-house living can be big-time wasteful 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z And he sought to underscore E.U. wastefulness with his description of a “kilometre-high Tower of Babel” to be built in Brussels. Want to understand Boris Johnson, Britain’s probable next prime minister? Read his incendiary journalism. 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z It was more the chronic wastefulness of never having asked: “Is this all there is?” just because it would have been inconvenient if the answer had come back: “No.” Reggie Perrin or Walter White: what does a 21st-century midlife crisis look like? 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The prince’s choice is interesting at a time when not only the wastefulness of the clothing industry but also consumers’ habits of purchase and wear are under increasing scrutiny. Twelve-year-old trunks: how to make your clothes last as long as Prince Charles’s swimwear 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The ministry of civil affairs condemned all this as "extravagance and wastefulness" and instead proposed a clear "guidance" towards more "simple and moderate" weddings, China's Xinhua news agency said. China cracks down on wedding extravaganza 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Starting again Saturday because the Cardinals had a right-hander on the mound, Puig compensated for the Dodgers’ wastefulness in the third with a leadoff homer in the fourth. Yasiel Puig hits three homers, has seven RBIs to lead Dodgers to 17-4 rout of Cardinals 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Ms Rose-Ackerman proposes creating benchmarks for the efficient use of capital to help expose such wastefulness. Fighting corruption 2004-04-29T04:00:00Z Yet his wastefulness in front of goal is probably just as worrying for Brazil coach Tite as Brazil head into the knockout stages. Help or hindrance? Neymar's Brazil form under scrutiny 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z "It is a great idea. God bless you! It will prevent wastefulness. Everybody will arrange similar weddings now," wrote one Facebook user. Have smaller weddings with less food, Uzbeks told 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z But his wastefulness in the first leg arguably contributed as much to the 3-1 defeat as the team’s sloppy defending did. Big questions need to be asked as PSG falls short once again 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Such wastefulness often leaves Lyon vulnerable to counterattacks. Lyon’s crumbling defense is harming its bid for top-3 finish 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z This, of course, is already bad news for the tapeworms, whose inefficiencies and wastefulness are legendary. Healthcare is a huge industry – no wonder Amazon is muscling in | John Naughton 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z For Mr. Trump, however, comparing examples of past wastefulness and arrogance with taxpayers’ money doesn’t make a compelling defense for a president who has promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington. Donald Trump spends like Obama did on golf excursions after criticizing former president’s outings 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Agüero was also culpable of wastefulness though his chance was harder. Manchester City and Raheem Sterling pile on Crystal Palace misery 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Neither is its angst over human wastefulness, and the many pending environmental crises hanging over us. Downsizing takes the dullest path through a brilliant premise 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z In Illinois such wastefulness is normal, going largely unnoticed and unpoliced, because our state has an absurdly large number of local government entities, some 7,000. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Plastic straws were described as "the ultimate in human wastefulness" by the firm. Tax plastic drinking straws, firm says - BBC News 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z From that perspective, wastefulness is a result of disconnect. Can urban farming combat food waste? Chatting with the founders of Alma Backyard Farms 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Feeling as he does about the wastefulness of war, the emotions that arise from remembering his contributions are understandably mixed. EXCHANGE: WWII bomber pilot speaks about eluding Nazis 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The U.S. blistered Romania with 31 shots and did not allow a shot, but U.S. coach Jill Ellis was not happy with the team's wastefulness. U.S. undefeated in regulation play for 2016 after 5-0 win 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z “People realise a big green lawn doesn’t equal prosperity and beauty. It equals wastefulness.” Sod it: Californians turn back to grass lawns as drought shaming ebbs 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z I also wrote that I had grown up in a house that “shunned wastefulness”, which had consequently led me to develop a “sharp eye”. What the cleaner saw | Lizzie Feidelson 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Now the nation’s biggest city is pushing businesses to cool it on such wastefulness. NYC cracks down on 'air conditioning the sidewalk' 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z All of a sudden, the US looked fallible and were ultimately thankful for the wastefulness of West Ham’s Enner Valencia who spurned two gilt-edged chances. USA beat Ecuador in battle of Seattle to reach Copa América semi-final 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Against the likes of Romania and Albania, that wastefulness may not cause too much damage. Silky at times, France lacking cutting edge at Euro 2016 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Football often gets a bad rap for its wastefulness and greed, its inane use of all that foaming, sluicing cash. Fire and ice: the inside story of Iceland’s remarkable rise | Barney Ronay 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z “We look at burials in cemeteries and see the wastefulness of it,” Rob Brugnoli says. Simple green burials create serene final resting spots 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z On other days, such as Sunday when Arsenal was held by Crystal Palace to 1-1, the team is made to pay for such wastefulness in front of goal. Sanchez double sends Arsenal back to 3rd with West Brom win 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z It seemed possible that it might be punished for its wastefulness early in the second half, when flanker James Haskell was suspended for 10 minutes for a high tackle. England Defeats Ireland to Keep Six Nations Hope Alive 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z As a Wall Street Journal report notes, Nespresso faces stiff competition, legal challenges, and increasing frustration over the wastefulness of the pods themselves, which are an enormous environmental concern unless recycled properly. Why does this Nespresso machine have Bluetooth? 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z “The whole system, their ineptness, their wastefulness boils down to that individual person on Pine Ridge having to suffer,” he said. AP NewsBreak: Reports detail issues at reservation hospitals 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Addressing that question, Trong said there was a need to "particularly sustain the accountability and responsibility of the leaders and supervise power to ensure corruption and wastefulness are brought under control." Vietnam's re-elected leader, a 71-year-old Communist Party ideologue, has made it clear one-party rule was here to stay, insisting that the collective leadership he heads is a better alternative to what he called authoritarianism disguised as democracy 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Their defending was an abomination, their wastefulness in possession the source of so many of their problems. Celtic 8-1 Hamilton Academical 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The assembly’s mission is to hold conversations among diverse faiths about problems like war, hatred, climate change, wastefulness and income equality. Faithful people flock to Utah for world religion gathering 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z In the end, Arsenal had 29 shots on goal, 12 of those on target, and their general wastefulness in the final third could be of greater concern against more attack-minded sides. Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The audits are plainly written and cut to the heart of wastefulness,” Mr. Grassley said. Critiquing U.S. Spending in Afghanistan, to Dramatic Effect 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z So, too, are efficiency, the ability to use energy without wastefulness and fatigue resistance. How to Fight Doping in Sports 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z A campaign that focuses almost exclusively on the fiscal wastefulness of mass incarceration is a campaign built with a foundation of sand. Criminal justice reformers’ fatal blindspot: What supporters of mass incarceration get that opponents don’t 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The prince also attacked what he characterised as the wastefulness of modern society. Prince Charles: rewire the global economy to stop climate change 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The relatively close nature of the result further highlighted England's wastefulness - Morgan, Stokes and Root all fell when threatening to lead England to an imposing total. NZ see off England to lead series 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Hospital physicians will tell you endless tales about the wastefulness of the data collection and how the lack of interoperability defeats the very purpose of data sharing. Why doctors quit, Chapter 2 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Asking students and taxpayers to write a blank check is more likely to fuel wastefulness than access to education and quality instruction. Higher college tuition need not be a given 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Even energy-saving sleep modes sip “vampire power,” a small amount of electricity that, when added to all the other computers not completely turned off, totals significant wastefulness. Do You Ever Need to Turn Off Your Smartphone? 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z During that time, she became disillusioned by the wastefulness inherent in her industry, with one factory visit to China in particular serving as an eye-opener. Cult Favorite Fashion Label Reformation Raises $12 Million, With Supermodel Backer 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The allegation is embarrassing for UKIP, which rails against alleged wastefulness in the EU. Anti-EU UK party suspends candidate over expense claim 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Due in part to the environmental wastefulness of these many different cables, proprietary connectors were outlawed by the European Union, which has mandated that cellphone manufacturers adopt the MicroUSB plug. How Your USB Cables Are About to Change Forever 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Hibs celebrated the victory, and Rangers were left top rue wastefulness that meant that a spirited display went unrewarded. Rangers 0-2 Hibernian 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z And yet that intense, concentrated efficiency also demanded a fantastic wastefulness elsewhere—of fuel, of air-conditioning, of land, of landfill. Chain restaurants are killing us: Billionaire bankers, minimum-wage toilers and the nasty truth about fast-food nation 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z “FEMA’s apparently intentional wastefulness in this case shows a disrespect for taxpayer dollars beyond the general inefficiency that plagues government,” Douglas Kellogg of the National Taxpayers Union told The Washington Times. FEMA wastes millions on hurricane damage claims, lets insurance companies off hook 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Variation in the treatment of a medical condition is associated with wastefulness, lack of evidence and even capricious care. Don’t Homogenize Health Care 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Arsenal’s wastefulness showed in the statistics at halftime, with the Gunners taking 11 shots, five on target. United beats Arsenal 2-1 in Premier League 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z As for wastefulness of government spending, we rank number 73, trailing France by one point and China by 49 points. New Economic Report Card Shows that the U.S. Still Has the Competitive Edge 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z In theory, the program prevents wastefulness because it allows federal equipment that was already tagged as “surplus” to be repurposed. From AR-15s To Rubber Bullets: How Did Police End Up With Military Gear On American Streets? 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Prior's wastefulness was symptomatic of a day of missed opportunities for the hosts. Rahane leads India fightback at Lord's 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Inefficiency and wastefulness is the problem Cottarelli was brought in to fix. Renzi struggling to rein in Italy's big-spending state 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z It scores badly on the perceived wastefulness of government spending and a general lack of trust in politicians, while security concerns remain a major area of concern for doing business. Falling from continental perch is a wake-up call for South Africa 2014-05-09T15:28:01Z He denounced the “scourge of hunger,” which he said was “aggravated by conflicts and by the immense wastefulness for which we are often responsible.” Pope Francis prays for peace with large crowd on Easter Sunday 2014-04-20T13:35:00Z That approach has delighted Kabul, which is fed up with lectures about corruption from Western donors whose own wastefulness can be breathtaking. India and Pakistan ramp up aid as they jostle for influence in Kabul 2014-03-04T11:04:54Z What intrigues me is how the self-promoted superiority combines with flagrant wastefulness and incompetence. Graphics worker: 'The shouting of the bankers resembled constant gunfire' 2013-06-20T15:00:01Z But for some heroics by Nielsen, and some uncharacteristic wastefulness by Keane, the margin could have been greater. MLS: Five things we learned in week eight 2013-04-22T13:33:05Z That wastefulness in front of goal was also not lost on Lennon. Celtic manager Neil Lennon says Efe Ambrose has 'let himself down' 2013-03-07T23:02:01Z The truly damaging wastefulness in the NHS is the employment of limited resources to unnecessarily turn more and more healthy people into patients. Why do GPs prescribe too many drugs? 2013-02-19T14:03:07Z Not surprisingly, most of these systems contain a moderate amount of wastefulness due to dated equipment or suboptimal operation. Log Baby Log: The Race to The Big New Resource Play You Haven't Heard Of 2013-01-08T15:30:58Z Celtic were already a goal ahead by the time of Heffernan's wastefulness. Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 3 2012-12-08T15:17:22Z Norwich's form was not the only cause of concern for Moyes with his team again paying for wastefulness in defeat at Reading last weekend and several key players absent here through injury and suspension. Everton 1-1 Norwich City 2012-11-24T17:09:48Z Critics said it showed the EU's wastefulness, at a time when it was arguing for a budget increase. EU criticised for wasting funds 2012-11-06T15:51:22Z For example, the U.S. ranked 54th in public trust of politicians, and 76th in both wastefulness of government spending and burden of government regulations. U.S. drops to 7th in global competitiveness 2012-09-05T14:43:00Z Only Celtic's wastefulness and late generosity averted an embarrassing defeat for Butcher. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-4 Celtic 2012-08-25T14:23:02Z If we start to look at waste as an energy resource, will that only encourage wastefulness? Guest Post: Innovation Cleans Up Waste-to-Energy 2012-08-01T15:15:03.607Z Some members' attraction to offal stems from their disdain for Western squeamishness and wastefulness. Offal Tale: For This Club, Everything Is on the Menu 2012-06-25T02:48:14Z The outcome against Denmark was welcome, but minds will dwell on the wastefulness of the Real Madrid attacker and one particularly surprising miss against Denmark. Euro 2012: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar poised to calm Holland's fears of failure 2012-06-16T18:42:32Z But it was his side's wastefulness in front of goal which bothered him most. Dutch boss criticises performance 2012-06-14T08:50:18Z The lead could have been greater but it did not appear then that Germany would rue the occasional bout of wastefulness. Holland 1-2 Germany 2012-06-13T20:58:29Z Thus the country girl may receive a better business training than her city cousin whose nearness to the attractive stores and shops proves a constant incentive for over-indulgence and wastefulness in the use of money. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z "But I do mind, I hate wastefulness, especially in young people." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z And so, the end of the matter for the Preacher is, once more, Live your life royally, with a certain loving wastefulness, and an easy disregard of calculations. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z A safety valve steadily blowing off steam, whether the engine is running or not, is a sign of bad firing and wastefulness. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Turning our wastefulness into profit is our biggest opportunity to reinvent fire. Can Radical Efficiency Revive U.S. Manufacturing? 2012-03-16T19:15:00.250Z “The wastefulness of that dunderhead!” exclaimed the skipper. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z It was lighted, but not with the wastefulness and extravagance of the previous evening. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z The latest accusations of wastefulness are far from the first to be leveled against E.U. institutions and officials. At European Commission, Austerity Doesn't Always Cover Air Travel 2012-03-07T19:42:51Z Every child who has ever built with bricks feels the reckless wastefulness of using for steps the bricks so much needed for walls and towers. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z His heart is sore as he regards the political world about him, its wastefulness, its consumption of white paper, on leaves to print and on reports which no one reads. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Everything that refinement, cultivation, and wealth could procure surrounded us, yet all was distributed and governed with so just and wise a hand that luxurious ostentation and wastefulness were never known amongst us. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z However, on my first visit to Buno, then king of Swaziland, I saw death in a form that shocked me by its needless brutality and utter wastefulness. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Most people lose sight of the magnitude of the present appropriations, expenditures, and operations of the United States, as well as of their wastefulness under the present military system. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z But soon his wastefulness went far beyond the range of such petty expedients. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z But just as we demonstrate to farmers that the individual farm does not pay, so we demonstrate to mothers the wastefulness of the single laundry, the single kitchen, the single nursery. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z The purpose of such restrictions is to prevent extravagance and wastefulness, and the history of many of our cities proves that they have, in general, served a good purpose. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Upon principle, he discountenanced wastefulness, but he used his money with an enlightened liberality, freely expending it for all useful and proper purposes, and contributing bountifully to all public enterprises. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z The natural increase of slaves which I have explained above operated in many cases to encourage wastefulness and idleness. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The Deity who was watching their destinies saw their misfortunes and pitied them, for he saw that unless their wastefulness ceased they would perish of want when they multiplied and became numerous in the world. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z In being thrifty in an age of extravagance and criminal wastefulness, we do not need to be stingy or niggardly. Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane 2011-10-17T02:00:15.157Z Every thing which cuts off wastefulness of time becomes a weapon with which to fight perplexities. Seed Thoughts for Singers 2011-10-09T02:00:24.093Z My father was amazed, for he had not expected this, and began straightway to complain of my wastefulness. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z With calm wastefulness he peeled away the biggest part of the white of the egg with the shell—because it came away so. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Mixed with Franklin's other feelings about war, as we have seen, was a profound sense of its pecuniary wastefulness. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z "Nevertheless, we accept that, in the early days of the NPIA, there was a perception of wastefulness." Quango 'has ?6m credit card bill' 2011-08-07T01:03:33Z This then which the old teachers watched for years, was intangible, and to watch it to-day and to try to form singers by manipulating so subtle a thing, produces wastefulness, and desultory practice. Seed Thoughts for Singers 2011-10-09T02:00:24.093Z DUBAI—Rapid population growth, wastefulness and economic development are driving up Saudi Arabia's thirst for energy, steadily reducing the amount of oil available for export and driving the kingdom's interest in nuclear power. Saudi Thirst for Oil Drives Plans to Go Nuclear 2011-06-22T23:17:54Z It was the deliberate evil wastefulness of the war-makers in their own countries. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Besides, he had to listen to Aurelia's complaints about her brother's wastefulness: he had to misconceive the winks and nods of Serlo, trying from afar to lead him to a marriage with Aurelia. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The prodigality there was not wastefulness, and was not without a method—not a method of his own, but that something beyond us we call God or Fate. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Always hoping to retrieve the effects of past extravagance, and intending to repair the mischief of former faults, he allowed himself to be led into fresh wastefulness, and to be involved in further guilt. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z They are far from orderly, and wastefulness is their watchword. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z He often spent as much as a thousand pounds on a single dish; which is great wastefulness, when you can dine heartily for a shilling. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z It aims to permanently check the wastefulness of go-as-you-please forestry now evident from every car-window in this country. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Let’s begin the process of rebuilding America by cleaning out the “terrorism of government wastefulness.” Forget Afghanistan; Let's Rebuild America 2011-05-02T18:53:47Z Perhaps the finest thing about the Three-Cent Cult is the fact that it runs counter to one of the most pronounced and pitiable traits of our race: wastefulness. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Aberdeen, ruing both their wastefulness and the brilliance of Jelavic, were unable to trouble the makeshift Rangers defence during the rest of the first half. Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers 2011-04-13T20:59:55Z And what scores of them have I not squandered in foolish wastefulness!—sums that any one of them now might rescue this poor old man from a dreadful fate; and set him at liberty. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He said in his speech at Seattle a year ago that there could be greater waste by non-development and by non-use than there had been by the wastefulness of the past. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z As for Ann, she could only look at the wastefulness of putting new dresses away in camphor for a year. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The ruler, consequently, is free to follow the caprices of his folly, his cruelty, or his wastefulness. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z If you only heard her innocent remonstrances to me about my extravagance, her anxious appeals as to what "le Prince," as she calls my father, will say to all this wastefulness! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z But that principle is based on the advertising appeal, an appeal that is strong where extravagance and wastefulness abound. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z And didn't he give her particular fits one day and an awful lecture on wastefulness, just because he happened to find half a loaf of mouldy bread in the jar? The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z But Inverness's inability to create a clear-cut chance meant such wastefulness was not punished. Rangers 1-0 Inverness 2011-01-18T21:54:16Z “Bureaucracy, corruption, wastefulness, social vices and moral and lifestyle degradation have not been prevented.” News Analysis: In Vietnam, Politics Lag While Growth Jumps 2011-01-17T14:19:19Z Here we shall confine ourselves to its wastefulness in time and money. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z Such a system has encouraged dishonesty, and wastefulness; it has made many landlords cruel and greedy, it has increased the helplessness, hopelessness and shiftlessness of the Negro. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z But the wastefulness of the buffalo hunter of those days was wicked beyond description and, because of its utter recklessness of the future, wholly unpardonable. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Neglect to use them seems equal in wastefulness to the practice of some country butchers, who throw away calves’ heads, brains, sweetbreads, fresh tongues, etc., because the people have not learned their value. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Blanket subsidies swallow a large share of the national budget and are criticised by economists for causing wastefulness. Bread riots? 2010-12-23T06:08:17Z More recently, Mr. Tamarkin began pairing photographs with reposted bits of content to create “a nudge and a rib” about the wastefulness of consumer culture. City Room: One Man's Trash Is Grist for Another Man's Blog 2010-12-04T20:30:00Z Only wastefulness in front of goal prevented such a scenario from occurring. Rangers 1-1 Valencia 2010-10-20T20:45:00Z United soon gained a foothold in the encounter, though, a matter due in no small part to Rangers' wastefulness in possession. Rangers 4-0 Dundee United 2010-09-18T16:08:00Z "I'm not recommending its goals or its shameful features - its relentless materialism, its appalling wastefulness, its enormous appetite for irreplaceable resources," he says. Author denies Discovery gunman James Lee's interpretation of 'My Ishmael' 2010-09-02T02:34:00Z For the first time since he became manager, Neil Lennon had cause to rue Celtic's wastefulness in front of goal rather than defensive generosity. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-1 Celtic 2010-08-14T15:54:00Z The Warriors punished Hull's wastefulness fully with two more tries before half-time. Hull FC 0-46 Wigan 2010-07-23T20:59:00Z This was accompanied by a lecture from him on the evils of wastefulness. In Dresser Drawer, a Chivalrous Steinbrenner Is Recalled 2010-07-16T03:31:00Z It's hard for me to tolerate any type of wastefulness when it comes to natural resources. Tesla Roadsters To Cosmetics: Eco-Chic Design 2010-06-30T13:00:00Z The product is highly concentrated, to eliminate wastefulness, and PortionPac actually pays salespeople bonuses for not selling more than a customers need. A Look Inside the Un-Factory 2010-06-08T16:00:00Z Are shareholders meant to shrug their shoulders and ignore the wastefulness? No room at the top after Pru debacle 2010-06-01T19:54:00Z What ultimately saved the equipment vendors was the wastefulness of previous generations of equipment. High Electric Bills Saved The Computing Industry 2010-03-29T11:00:00Z From few did Audubon attract attention; there was nothing in his seeming wastefulness of time to command respect. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 It may have been that she was seeking to ponder the meaning of her own existence–that she had caught a glimpse of the vanity and wastefulness, the utter futility of her life. Into the Primitive The span of human life has been lengthened: the wastefulness of accident and disease has been magnified. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The laboring classes of the city rule it, and through their especial leaders are the great public losses and wastefulness occasioned. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Hence, if we were more careful with the salt, such a tax would be a tax not on salt but on wastefulness. The Book of This and That All these he might submit to, but he was neither prepared to be ruined by her wastefulness, nor maintain a controversy as to the sum she should spend. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Sometimes he discoursed of the calamity he had suffered, the uselessness of his brother's death, and the cruelty and wastefulness of war. The Mountain Girl "Such wastefulness," sighed the aunt, as she led the way upstairs. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son These involve the very highest wastefulness, because they destroy not only wealth, but ability. Rural Health and Welfare On the other hand, a good many of us get an easy sense of the heroic by living in lordly wastefulness. The Book of This and That He felt hot tears in his eyes from a passion of revolt against the lad's wastefulness. Rose MacLeod His family, all so wealthy, he says, only allow him a few hundreds a year; and with his generous habits and wastefulness this must be actual want. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I got my wastefulness from the same man I got the buttons from; and that was my poor father, Duncan Stewart, grace be to him! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) The value of liquors consumed is no measure of the entire wastefulness. Rural Health and Welfare Our ideal of wastefulness is firmly rooted in us beyond the attacks of any æsthete with his harmless little quiver of phrases. The Book of This and That The wastefulness of steam power as contrasted with electric power is a real challenging problem in conservation by itself. Conservation Through Engineering Extract from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior Never had there been such wastefulness of human life. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The Middle Ages, especially, in its religion, its philosophy, nay, in that very love of which I am writing, are one succession of such acts of wastefulness. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II Waste in rivalry.—There is another kind of wastefulness resulting from excessive competition for a particular business or a particular trade. Rural Health and Welfare The present wastefulness would be little worse than an insane joke if all this multiplying of cooks and parlourmaids did not absorb such an amount of reluctant youth and deftness and energy. The Book of This and That It has been the custom during the nineteenth century to institute comparisons between the marvellous economy of steam power and the expensive wastefulness of human muscular effort. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast The wastefulness of woman is commonly the fault of man.” Household Papers and Stories I thank you; reason not my wastefulness, For, if you make me answer you, you cause More waste. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts Moreover, such wastefulness creates a tendency toward thriftless character among the people. Rural Health and Welfare Consequently, though we enjoy helping in the wastefulness of it all as a puppy enjoys tearing a book, we do not feel justified in elevating our tastes into an ethical system. The Book of This and That But even in that there is the most unjustifiable wastefulness practised. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement “The sting of taxation,” observes Mr. Hallam, “is wastefulness; but it is difficult to name a limit beyond which taxes will not be borne without impatience when faithfully applied.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Burning or in any way destroying cobs, cornstalks, stubble, old straw, or decaying wood, is extravagant wastefulness. Soil Culture These are a few instances of the spending habit, but the great leak was the constant wastefulness to which Adelle was becoming accustomed. Clark's Field His royal wastefulness in food and servants and ornaments brings him, it may be granted, not a teaspoonful of added health or an eggcupful more of happiness. The Book of This and That The possible danger of cultivating wastefulness is less serious and more easily overcome than the very probable danger of dwarfing and cramping the power of expression. Primary Handwork To others I leave to calculate the value of money: the sums of this gorgeous wastefulness, it must be recollected, occurred before this million age of ours. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The follies and insanities of fashion, promoted by wastefulness and tastelessness, also cease. Woman under socialism When the collar was attached to the shirt, it served for a much longer time; what but cheapness and convenience can tempt to such wastefulness now? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Its extraordinary value at the present time is due to our sudden sense of the wastefulness of farm life in recent years. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology Our visitor would not only be struck by the clogging of our social activities through this system of leaving everything to private enterprise; he would also be struck by the immense wastefulness. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism Thus one man sinks generations by that wastefulness, which a political economist would assure us was committing no injury to society! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He promulgated his ideas far and wide, and demonstrated all over Europe the extreme wastefulness of current methods of using fuel. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science This wastefulness, then, was to be the ground on which the sewing-woman was to rest her hopes of continued employment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 The wastefulness of American farming begins in the tillage of too many acres. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology Even of themselves,—how was it that for years there should be no stint, but absolute wastefulness, and then nothing at all? Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart The total wastefulness of man rivaled the ghastly wastefulness of nature with spawn and energy. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards The rule of Louis XIV, both in its splendor and its wastefulness, its strength and its oppression, its genius and its pride, had well prepared the way for what should follow. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Thus practising no wastefulness ourselves, it was difficult to understand how the national wastefulness could be great enough to insure the prosperity of a multitude of extensive manufacturing establishments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 This wastefulness of the values in the soil enters into the social life of the country. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The American spirit of wastefulness should not run riot as it had in times past. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart So huge had been the wastefulness before that the new fashion produced billions upon billions of investments in Liberty Bonds, and hundreds of millions in War Savings Stamps. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Men have begun to realize the terrible cost, the unbelievable wastefulness of actual war, and the preparation for possible war. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association These slight incidental confirmations of the theory of national wastefulness came under my daily notice. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Walter was cut to the quick by the accusation of wastefulness and prodigality. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland I know labor retorts by carelessness, wastefulness, and utter indifference to the employer's welfare. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart She attempted an inquiry concerning that wastefulness of Americanas, but got no satisfactory reply. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine We are just beginning to realize the tremendous cost, the incalculable wastefulness, not only of actual war but of the preparation for future possible wars. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association It seemed to me a strange argument, that the consumption of things was to be so largely attributed to wastefulness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 “Ah, Dear! wasn’t it a splendid thing when he was thrown out of his rut of wastefulness?” Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation If wastefulness could once come to be considered a sin of ostentation and low-breeding, it would not have so many followers. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart We rejoice in abundant resources, and honor generous hospitality; lavish or profuse expenditure suggests extravagance and wastefulness. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions But man's prodigality with his material treasures does but interpret his wastefulness of the greater riches of mind and heart. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character In my walks to and from the factory there lay numerous open lots or commons, all of which afforded abundant evidence of the extent to which this public wastefulness was carried. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Ellen stopped him again by laughing at his wastefulness; and so they came to the wood. The Wide, Wide World Over-population, bad harvests, the maladjustment of international demand and supply, and individual folly, laziness, wastefulness, improvidence, and passion would apparently no longer have the same unfortunate consequences which they have now. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals The mania for systematic division of his time, the invincible tendency to routine, which follows in most Italians after the disorder and wastefulness of youth, had already got the better of Alfieri. The Countess of Albany Ignorance and wastefulness among the industrious but uneducated poor render them incapable to cope with the shrewd and unprincipled. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century Somebody had been guilty of wastefulness in thus casting these things away. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Its use avoids the wastefulness of the trial-and-error method. Sound Military Decision It encourages, or at least excuses, wastefulness, improvidence, profligacy, and drunkenness. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Honorable Senators have risen in their places again and again, and told the people of the wastefulness and corruption of the present administration. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II If you repress wastefulness you will diminish, by so much, the production of wealth by the wasteful, by the luxurious and the vain…. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Fortunately, the Government recognized that it would be an act of criminal wastefulness and extravagance to allow so splendid a defensive organization as ours to lapse because its immediate purpose had been served. The Message This answered a very good purpose; it checked the monopolizers and muckworms that infested our ship, and fattened on our wastefulness. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Every increase in expenditure is greeted by them with joy, and wastefulness in national and local undertakings is rather encouraged than condemned. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals This may be justified on the ground that, by persistent wastefulness, they may throw upon the public the charge of their own support and that of their families. A Manual of Moral Philosophy But while we are thus economical with our dust-heaps, what horrid wastefulness goes on with our sensations, impressions, memories, emotions, with our souls and all the things that minister to their delight! Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Truly there was but one thing that could match the flaunting wastefulness of the reigning favourites at court, and that was the hard condition, the intolerable poverty, of the despised commonalty. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France They became "land poor," and, in order to meet the instalments of purchase and the high interest on their mortgages, they invented a system of farming unprecedented in its wastefulness. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer If, in some ways, they practice more economy, in other matters of greatest importance, there is deplorable wastefulness. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ This is due in part to the permanent pauperism created by the system, in part to the wastefulness which characterizes public expenditures of every kind. A Manual of Moral Philosophy However, in spite of this wastefulness the birds thrive, thousands of them being seen in flocks during the season of migration. Our Bird Comrades Every form of wastefulness and extravagance prevailed in town and country,—nowhere more than at Philadelphia, under the very eyes of Congress,—luxury of dress, luxury of equipage, luxury of the table. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Intemperance brings disease; wastefulness brings want; cruelty brings brutality; ugliness brings coarseness; exclusiveness brings isolation; treason brings anarchy. Practical Ethics She commented severely upon the wastefulness of always having pastry for dinner. The Telegraph Boy It's a great piece of wastefulness, but the boys would have it. A Little Girl in Old New York Also we have more money than our forebears and this has much to do with our wholesale wastefulness. Carl and the Cotton Gin Yet, if this wide-spread evil of wastefulness is to be checked, it must be begun in the home, and by its guardian, woman. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Among the lower classes, great wastefulness in the family economies is attributed to the ignorance of the women. The Education of American Girls Properly viewed, it is an extravagant wastefulness which no farmer can afford. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure But with all the richness there was no wastefulness. Home Life in Colonial Days He was called to account because a report of his wastefulness and lack of care had reached the master's ears. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern And if at times one reflected on the barrenness, the wastefulness of war, there still remained the satisfying of the instinct to do one's work well. Pushed and the Return Push An old Indian woman came in and made loud cries of dismay when she saw my wastefulness, saying, "Why did you throw this away?" Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Fifthly, the sequel to this is the growing recognition of the folly and wastefulness of war. The Moral Economy The rule "pay as you go" leads to economy in public as well as in private affairs; while the power to contract debts opens the door to wastefulness, extravagance, and corruption. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes The prosperity of this country has produced a wastefulness that has extended to the laboring multitude. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American This sudden failure of her love for him was only another evidence of that wastefulness and extravagance which had so often hurt him financially. We Three She had something difficult to say and of late she had not felt strong enough to spend vitality with wastefulness. The Tyranny of Weakness But the democracy of Athens did demonstrate the internal wastefulness of a polity dominated by purely military aims. The Moral Economy Extravagance in dress and living, wastefulness in vain displays and in ambitious entertainments, would find no encouragement from the mistress of the Nation's mansion. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes Then duplication of effort, misunderstandings, and wastefulness are avoided, and the hope of a decline in conditions of poverty increases. Society Its Origin and Development The father was grieved as much by the sullen, dry, hard, cold, dead formality of his elder son, as by the prodigal wastefulness of the younger, without getting the sorrow balanced by a subsequent joy. The Parables of Our Lord Some one has said that "investigation would place at the head of the list of the cause of poverty, wastefulness inherited from wasteful parents." Pushing to the Front It was wonderfully hard; Bridgie’s fingers ached with the strain of cutting it, and she shook her pretty head solemnly over the wastefulness of servants in not using up materials before their freshness was lost. More about Pixie His moral character was not without noble traits, among which a chastity rare for the time, and a liberality and beneficence bordering on wastefulness were prominent. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy She well knew her grandmother's views upon this subject, and that of all things she disapproved of wastefulness. Little Maid Marian Such wastefulness! to spend as much to furnish your dressing-room with flowers in winter as would suffice to turn the Pantheon into a greenhouse, and give a fête champêtre at Christmas. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 His boundless wastefulness soon consumed the public treasures, and he was forced to resort to every kind of extortion to obtain money. A Smaller History of Rome And the wastefulness of sinking quite good guns was avoided. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad But there’s no waste like the wastefulness of ignorance; and oh, Margery, it’s the gores I’m afraid of! Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls The agent of one of the largest English seed houses, a few years since, laughed at my "wastefulness," as he termed it, in raising seed from solid heads. Cabbages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them A Practical Treatise, Giving Full Details On Every Point, Including Keeping And Marketing The Crop His wastefulness is not yet a thing of the past, but he has made commendable advance in learning how to save. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Ellen stopped him again, by laughing at his wastefulness; and so they came to the wood. The Wide, Wide World I don't mind it, an' I don't reckon ma would unless it turned to wastefulness. The Miller Of Old Church Now vices that differ according to excess and deficiency are contrary to one another, as illiberality to wastefulness. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition But the climax of wastefulness and sloth was not reached until the enterprising buffalo-butcher began to skin his dead buffaloes by horse-power. The Extermination of the American Bison I served him and had a Scottish blessing for my wastefulness, because, forsooth, the broken bottle spilt a thimbleful in the pouring. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady If so, both fortunes have been amassed from a foible to whose blatant uselessness and wastefulness even a Bond Street jeweller or a de-luxe hotel chef would be ashamed to give countenance. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital All these musical Wanderjahre, however trying, had steeled Karl Maria into a stern self-reliance, and he found in his skill as an engraver the means to remedy his father's wastefulness and folly. The Great German Composers Now some sins are contraries, as wastefulness and miserliness. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition In those days of criminal wastefulness it was a very common thing for buffaloes to be slaughtered for their tongues alone. The Extermination of the American Bison I could not tell, but I was pretty sure that it was absorbed in the petty wastefulness of town life. The Quest of the Simple Life "No thank 'ee — I've got to get over the river; and my little woman'll have something cooked for me; and if I wa'n't there to eat it I shouldn't hear the last of my wastefulness." Hills of the Shatemuc He tolerated no wastefulness, and expected to be well fed and comfortable; and comfort with this Yankee mother's son implied tidiness. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Hence whoever is subject to the sin of wastefulness is not simultaneously subject to the sin of miserliness, yet it may happen that he has been subject to it hitherto. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition It is some gratification to know that the shocking and criminal wastefulness which was so marked a feature of the southern butchery was almost wholly unknown in the north. The Extermination of the American Bison The woman holds the only strong strategic position from which to war on this tendency, as well as on the habits of wastefulness which are making our national life increasingly hard and ugly. The Business of Being a Woman I tried to find fault with myself for wastefulness, but some excellent excuse would always crop up. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm They understood that she exerted all her influence to prevent wastefulness, the malversation of public moneys, and in general all outlays for pleasures either in the state or the imperial family. The Women of the Caesars Hence by sinning with the vice of wastefulness he is freed from the sin of miserliness. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition I have yet to learn of an instance wherein an Indian refrained from excessive slaughter of game through motives of economy, or care for the future, or prejudice against wastefulness. The Extermination of the American Bison It is a protest against the wastefulness and sacrifice of her career. The Business of Being a Woman Keeping the Lord's day holy doesn't deprive us of activity, but it changes the course of our action from paths of wastefulness to fields of the greatest good. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks She works on a huge scale, but only the superficial see wastefulness in Nature's plans. Jan A Dog and a Romance Even a little apparent wastefulness of space will be repaid by stout and vigorous growth. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition If an Indian ever attempted, or even showed any inclination, to husband the resources of nature in any way, and restrain wastefulness on the part of Indians, it would be gratifying to know of it. The Extermination of the American Bison He did not look up often, as he plodded over the fields: when he did, it hurt him somehow, this terrible wastefulness, this boundless unused air, and stretch of room. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Nothing reveals the sculptural opulence of Italy like this apparent wastefulness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. While Odysseus ate and drank, the swineherd talked to him of the greed and wastefulness of the wooers, and in silence Odysseus listened, planning in his heart how he might punish them. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories I saw bloodshot eyes, reeling steps, coarseness, cruelty, wastefulness in drink. Children of the Market Place Their jibes at girls, their games, their curls, Their wastefulness, their waist, Their yearnings to hook Dukes and Earls, Their matrimonial haste, Are the crude chat of cubs and churls, And in the vilest taste. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 17, 1892 Food may be abundant to wastefulness in some States, while in others people may be dying for the want of it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 It is, of course, impossible that the worker should not resent having to devote his life to making what is useless or mischievous, and to ministering to the irrational wastefulness of luxury. Outspoken Essays They demonstrated the folly and wastefulness and cruelty of a fiscal system that was eating the life out of the land. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) But Doctor Johnson had always some story at hand to check extravagant and wanton wastefulness. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Of Lil's silken, lacy lingerie; of her social activities; of what she termed her wastefulness. Half Portions The same wastefulness creeps into all the details of our hotel-life. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 We have shown ourselves a wasteful people, and in the wake of our wastefulness have followed a dismal train of disasters, cold, hunger, and many another form of distress. The Reconstructed School Where there had been wastefulness, there was now thriftiness. Thrift "They shoot more in an hour than they could eat in a year in their tarnation French wastefulness." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 The great and pressing subject of the time was the increasing difficulties of the revenue, created partly by the inevitable changes of a growing state, but much more by the King's incorrigible wastefulness. Bacon Everywhere selfishness is giving way to service, idleness to industry, wastefulness to thrift. Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages Holy poverty! black as its dark side is, it has its bright side too, that is, when it is honest, fearless, free from selfishness. wastefulness, and bickerings; above all, free from the terror of debt. Mistress and Maid On the other hand, it is the wastefulness of individuals which occasions the impoverishment of states. Thrift The charges of wastefulness and cruelty preferred against him, he wishes examined; and, if he is worthy of punishment, let it be administered. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century If done, it could be offered as a partial atonement for her wastefulness in throwing away her inheritance of grand game. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The children shall be instructed in this matter in such a way as to show them, through the presentation of religious principles, the wastefulness and folly of all play. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work And amid all the wild confusion in her brain one little thought flashed clear and was gone: the wastefulness of paying for a whole night's entertainment and then only getting ten minutes of it! The Price of Love Since that time, nothing peculiar has occurred with regard to commons, and they continued with all their evils of coarse manners and wastefulness for sixty years. A Collection of College Words and Customs The poet must state his acceptance of life, not only in its splendid and tragic dangers, but in its cruelty and pathetic wastefulness. Old and New Masters As the war proceeded, it taught with more and more force the inherent wastefulness of slave labor in the South. George Washington His servants complained of being half-starved, though he was constantly at war with them for their wastefulness and riot. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance This is the more remarkable, because his slaves gave him constant annoyance by their wastefulness and sloth and dishonesty. The True George Washington [10th Ed.] This peculiarity of Isbel's began to be related in my mind to his wastefulness as a cook. Tales of lonely trails Almost from the first some students of the subject saw the wastefulness and futility of this kind of competition, and nearly a half century later the public reluctantly came to this view. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II At the outset absurd rumours spread as to the cost of buildings and equipment, and there was much popular outcry against the supposed wastefulness of the government. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) He recalled Keok's mischievous habit of lighting a whole bunch at one time, for which apparent wastefulness Nawadlook never failed to scold her. The Alaskan In this war, more than in other campaigns, the wastefulness is apparent. With the Allies With characteristic Indian wantonness and wastefulness hundreds of cattle were shot down, only the tongue being taken out for food. Reminiscences of a Pioneer Where there is negro slavery there will be laziness, carelessness and wastefulness. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The South cannot long hold out under the wastefulness of war, unless relief come. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 I saw the flocks moving high above me where all was wastefulness and rockiness, and heard the voices of the shepherds. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine And now that it is being laid low the utter wastefulness of war is brought closer to this generation than ever before. With the Allies Lastly, much wastefulness results from want of foresight. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins To think you are asphyxiated, denotes you will have trouble which you will needlessly incur through your own wastefulness and negligence. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition As seen from the point of view of the individual consumer, the question of wastefulness does not arise within the scope of economic theory proper. Theory of the Leisure Class It has lifted the farmer above the wastefulness of being his own errand-boy. The History of the Telephone The utter wastefulness of war was seldom more clearly shown. With the Allies The wastefulness due to a lack of foresight. d. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins A hatchet seen in a dream, denotes that wanton wastefulness will expose you to the evil designs of envious persons. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition It is by meeting these two requirements, of ulterior wastefulness and proximate purposefulness, that any given employment holds its place as a traditional and habitual mode of decorous recreation. Theory of the Leisure Class I shall never allow people to talk before me about wastefulness and profligacy, and so forth, in connexion with that life, any more.' David Copperfield Less pitiful, but still evidencing the wastefulness of war, were the motor-trucks, and automobiles that in the flight had been abandoned. With the Allies Nothing, in short, remained that indicated wealth; all the signs were those of recent wastefulness and present desolation. The Bride of Lammermoor Ah!" says he, falling again to smiling, "I got my wastefulness from the same man I got the buttons from; and that was my poor father, Duncan Stewart, grace be to him! Kidnapped If he chooses it, that disposes of the question of its relative utility to him, as compared with other forms of consumption that would not be deprecated on account of their wastefulness. Theory of the Leisure Class The third youth had been paying attention, and, thinking he would get the money if he avoided the greed and wastefulness implied in the answers of his friends, said, "Why, give it to the poor." Stories from the Old Attic You understand," he said, "that in a society dominated by the fact of commercial competition, money is necessarily the test of prowess, and wastefulness the sole criterion of power. The Jungle "I am well aware of his pompous wastefulness, when he wishes to purchase popularity by lavish expenditure," replied Philothea. Philothea A Grecian Romance Why has I sat here an' worked my treadle like a slave this forty year an' more?—sat still an' looked on at him over yonder livin' in pride an' wastefulness—why? The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Conspicuous wastefulness does not directly afford ground for variation and growth, but conformity to its requirements is a condition to the survival of such innovations as may be made on other grounds. Theory of the Leisure Class "Monstrous prodigality and wastefulness!" cried Saunders, as Eve passed on towards her own cabin, willing to escape any more of Sir George's complaints. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The first enactment which attempted to control the wastefulness of the table was an Orchian law of 181, limiting the number of guests that might be invited to entertainments. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate He has new outlets for his money now, and it is more than ever my duty as a daughter to protect him from the wastefulness of servants. The Lovels of Arden I hope we are rich enough to support their wastefulness. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The standard of reputability requires that dress should show wasteful expenditure; but all wastefulness is offensive to native taste. Theory of the Leisure Class Great was the outcry at this wastefulness, on the part of some of the tax payers. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men I had wandered into truly civilized country, where land and manners were too highly cultivated to please me, and I again regretted the rocky wastefulness that I had left behind me. Two Summers in Guyenne You are often obliged to find fault with them for gross acts of neglect and wastefulness, but never for using bad language. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush Keep out folly, low desires, sordid ambitions, uncultivated tastes, narrow-mindedness, envy, strife, wastefulness, inordinate pleasures, and every evil thing that comes from an empty, ignorant mind. Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World But the new style must conform to the requirement of reputable wastefulness and futility. Theory of the Leisure Class "It's their wastefulness, in nine cases out of ten, that keeps them down," said Mrs. Gerrish. Annie Kilburn : a Novel What chattel-slave system ever made a record of such wastefulness of human life, as that? Equality The wastefulness of the helpless poor is notorious. Within You is the Power The office force had expanded and much of the wastefulness of scattered production had crept in. My Life and Work It is at this point, where the beautiful and the honorific meet and blend, that a discrimination between serviceability and wastefulness is most difficult in any concrete case. Theory of the Leisure Class They treated money like rain, and the wastefulness in this trade has been rivaled by nothing recent except the European war. We Can't Have Everything He had learned something about the wastefulness of individual effort, and on his return to Ashness had urged the farmers to join in bidding for a lease of the mill. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" Her wastefulness in the propagation of life is reckless. A History of Freedom of Thought Upon these camp sites he looked contemptuously; carelessness and wastefulness were two things he hated in a woodsman, and always he found them in Brodie's wake. The Everlasting Whisper Preachers have preached against it in vain; economists have argued against its wastefulness in vain. The Trojan women of Euripides The discord between the crown and Parliament paralyzed the nation, and the wastefulness of Charles kept him always poor. The Emancipation of Massachusetts Horace Walpole has several allusions to the house and tells an anecdote which illustrates the wastefulness of young men about town. Inns and Taverns of Old London But one day she detected Mrs. Allen, with her small cunning and her determination to carry her point, practicing a little wastefulness. What Can She Do? It must be added that you are dealing with primal cruelty, primal blindness, primal wastefulness, also. Time and Change He hated the idleness and wastefulness, the drunkenness and debauchery, the meanness and the snobbishness. The Metropolis One excellent piece of information I heard about her was that by extraordinary thrift and good management she had succeeded in raising her husband's position of careless wastefulness to a flourishing and prosperous one. My Life — Volume 2 There is wastefulness in the methods by which appropriations are made for the expenses of government. Community Civics and Rural Life Sometimes they say them backward, when they sound like “prodigality,” “drunkenness,” “wastefulness,” and “immorality.” Revolution, and Other Essays I readily assented to this, adding some trite remark about the unconscionable wastefulness of domestics. Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper It was a wretched wastefulness, but it was also a moment in which he felt himself fighting to get hold of himself properly. The Golden Snare He must stop all leaks and guard against wastefulness. Nature Cure The war has done more, perhaps, than anything else to open our eyes to our mineral wealth and to convict us of our wastefulness in the past. Community Civics and Rural Life These attempts of a number of people of very miscellaneous origins and social traditions to come together and work like one machine made the essential wastefulness of any terrestrial realization of my Samurai very clear. First and Last Things He may well boast of his forty years—forty years' crass, stupid wastefulness. Touch and Go Has he effectually gained the ear of our masters in Downing Street regarding the inefficiency and wastefulness of Governor Irving's pet department? West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas This wastefulness was unnecessary: wolf and mutton are all the same to an unprejudiced stomach. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Whether this is true or not, Americans have a reputation for wastefulness. Community Civics and Rural Life Venturesomeness, physical and moral daring, resourcefulness in emergencies, indifference to negligible details, wastefulness of materials, boundless hope and confidence in the morrow, are characteristics of the American. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters To the present generation it seems amusing that Blaine defended his basic contention quite as much on the ground of the inhumanity of destroying the seals as of its economic wastefulness. The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power Indeed, nothing will stand his idiotic, boastful wastefulness. The Lady of the Shroud When their corruption, wastefulness, and inefficiency became evident, many people in the North frankly condemned them and the Federal Government which continued to support them. The Agrarian Crusade; a chronicle of the farmer in politics On the other hand, the methods of making appropriations in the legislature have been equally conducive to wastefulness. Community Civics and Rural Life Goodrich, in his opening campaign speech, which was delivered in Greencastle, charged the Democrats with criminal wastefulness of the state's money, especially in the maintenance of the state institutions. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' One vital point only needs special notice here: the wastefulness of raising new regiments when the old ones were withering away for want of reinforcements. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Here was quarter-day, bringing fresh confusion, in those inexplicable household expenses, and a miserable sense of wastefulness, and unfaithfulness to her charge. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife The forests of Alsace are laid waste, the seignorial as well as communal, and wantonly destroyed with the wastefulness of children or of maniacs. The French Revolution - Volume 1 Along with these defects, and largely because of them, bad business methods have characterized county government, resulting in poor service and wastefulness of the people's money. Community Civics and Rural Life The wastefulness of the settlers with the noble trees of this country is shocking, Monsieur Le Quoi, as doubt less you have noticed. The Pioneers I read in your act something deeper than the wanton wastefulness of a spendthrift. Strictly business: more stories of the four million Living in Felicia's house, the responsibility became still more serious by reason of the wastefulness introduced long ago by the father and continued by the daughter, two artists knowing nothing of economy. The Nabob There will be no upper class, which is idleness and wastefulness; no middle class, the usurers, the gamblers of necessities, the war makers. The Drums of Jeopardy Carelessness is the twin sister of wastefulness; they go hand in hand. Community Civics and Rural Life It is equally obvious that these two necessary sanctities of thrift and dignity are bound to come into collision with the wordiness, the wastefulness, and the perpetual pleasure-seeking of masculine companionship. What's Wrong with the World "We are compelled squarely to face the distorting influences of biologically aborted reformers as well as the wastefulness of seducers," Dr. Edward A. Kempf recently declared. The Pivot of Civilization They tell me we are burning all our coal, and with wicked wastefulness. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft It reminded me of the old wastefulness in the North,—the exhaustive fishing of the rivers and streams, especially the trout-streams; the killing of deer by hundreds; and the wanton extermination of the buffalo. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 It was said on page 176 that wastefulness is our chief national sin. Community Civics and Rural Life He even insisted on peeling the little German potatoes, until Harmony cried aloud at his wastefulness and took the knife from him. The Street of Seven Stars I had sinned by wanton wastefulness, and after I had duly refreshed myself with this good wholesome food, I set about as well as I could to make amends. The Jacket (Star-Rover) It was a sudden but decisive start, a plunge into the garish day of gallant notoriety and mad expenditure and that daredevil wastefulness peculiar to beauty. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola |
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