| 单词 | economise |
| 例句 | The diction is taut and spare: "flip-flop over/ tarmac" economises, possibly, by compressing foot-wear into verb-of-motion; "exchange the weather" wastes no time on chit-chat. Poem of the week: Pier by Vona Groarke 2010-08-30T10:24:00Z We prioritise and economise very carefully and try to keep the building in a good state of repair. Nuns who inspired Call the Midwife forced to sell their home 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Later I realised this was down to their German talent for sparen – economising. Family life 2012-11-24T00:04:01Z Out on the front lines they are having to economise, he explains. Nato membership for Ukraine a key question at Vilnius summit 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z He said soaring food prices meant there were people who were "very, very, very hard pressed", adding that Tesco was trying to help customers cope by showing them ways in which they can economise. Tesco boss won't predict when food price inflation will ease 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Household cleaning products are one area where she is economising and washing-up liquid is something she no longer buys at all. What women on minimum wage gave up in 2022 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Helen Bird from waste reduction charity Wrap says: "Food is one area where it's easy to economise without Christmas feasting being any less fun." Five ways to spend and waste less this Christmas 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z With the continuing squeeze on the cost of living, and people trying to make savings, "will they economise on hairdos?" she said. Energy price cap: Questions firms need answers to 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “Strict supervision over every construction process must be exercised, building-materials economised in every way with high demand, accidents of all kinds prevented and excellent construction experience introduced...” North Korea's Kim renews call for rapid housing construction - KCNA 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z I take a peculiar delight and pride in economising on my labour and cleaning materials. 'I eat biscuits like a naughty, guilty schoolboy' 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The group were economising on a so-called "sabbatical year" - saving money on their float in this year's parade to invest more heavily in the following year, members told Belgian news outlet HLN. Anti-Semitism uproar at Belgian carnival 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Dean Rusk, the secretary of state at the time, harangued his hapless British counterpart about the dangers of withdrawing into a “little England” obsessed with economising and the National Health Service. What the break-up of the British Empire can tell us about Brexit 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Caught in the middle, Athens also ratcheted up the rhetoric, as its finance minister told the Guardian that the IMF was “economising with the truth”. Greece 'boxed in' as EU and IMF fight over nation's debt relief plan 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z And note again the references to economising on labour. Wendy's Explains What Really Happens With A Minimum Wage Rise: Job Losses 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z So, if employers either economise on labour or profits, there will be job losses: the minimum wage rise does reduce employment. We Are Seeing The Effects Of The Minimum Wage Rise In San Francisco 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Baker is, contrary to how Mankiw describes things, seemingly claiming that it’s the exports that do us the good while the imports are those horrible things we want to economise on. We Really, Seriously, Don't Want Currency Manipulation Provisions In Trade Deals 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z A company in those sorts of difficulties is very definitely going to be thinking about economising on the amount of labour it uses. McDonald's Sales Fried; Bad News For The Fight For $15 Guys 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Solyndra chose that second option: let’s have a cell design that economises on silicon usage given that silicon is so expensive. Sadly Peter Thiel Isn't Quite Right About Why Solyndra Went Bust 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The Phippen family in Hedge End is trying to economise, by making sure everyone turns off the tap while brushing teeth, banning the paddling pool this summer and reducing the washing up. Metered water could cost double 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z With the honourable exception of Lord Hall’s bite out of BBC3, it economises incrementally by salami-slicing services, rather than by boldly deciding what to forfeit and what to defend. Slimming Auntie 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z As health-care costs rocket, the price cuts—often of 85% or more—that generic drugs offer are one easy way to economise. Zombie patents 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z This need to supply the brain with energy suggests that other human organs are under pressure to economise. Muscled out 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z When real wages are falling, by contrast, the incentive to economise is reduced and productivity lags. Labour markets: A theory of troubles 2014-02-17T09:36:58Z If workers are cheap, firms are less likely to economise on them and productivity will be low. Labour markets: A crazy explanation for what is happening to workers 2014-01-22T20:41:50Z She, her partner, and her son now share their bath-water to try to economise. The benefits changes, six months on 2013-09-29T23:12:58Z They do cover the luxury end of the market, but many of the customers of sites like Airbnb are trying to economise. Would you stay with complete strangers? 2013-02-06T10:43:32Z It is because we cannot go on for much longer economising on labour faster than we can find new uses for it. Return to capitalism 'red in tooth and claw' spells economic madness 2012-06-21T16:48:35Z Confronted with high real wages, firms reorganise production, invest in training and capital, and take other steps to boost productivity and economise on labour. Labour markets: A theory of troubles 2014-02-17T09:36:58Z Modes of economising material, when we are forming vessels of costly substances, are of the utmost importance, and should be carefully thought out. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z She must distribute to each their tasks, must economise the family income, and must take especial care that the house is strictly orderly—the shoes, the pots, and the clothes always in their places. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z In order to economise the petrol consumption the speed of the "Golden Hind" was reduced to ninety miles an hour. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z The American, however, possessed the failing common to many humorists: he economised the truth for the sake of uttering a smart saying. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The whole neighborhood is covered with rotten trunks of trees—a thing which at first surprised me in a country where wood is 366 so economised. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Similarly, many animals by increased 'will-power' or intelligence may survive until bodily variations of an adaptive kind arise to economise the higher energies. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z Was it not better that time and breath should be economised, when cases were so notoriously prejudged? My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Nothing like a price rise to get people to economise on something, is there? Let's Cut Energy Taxes to Beat Climate Change! 2012-02-13T16:44:02Z I live here, as you see, still, and am by this time, like the dyer's hand, subdued to what I work in, or at least try to economise in. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Other people said that the Major had considerably out-run the constable, and went there to economise. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z All that I gained by a whole day wandering was the opportunity of economising, by remaining abroad till the dinner hour was past. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z On these bank rates are based the operations of the modern bullion dealers or arbitragists, which serve to equalise or economise the distribution of the precious metals all over the world. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Her supply of milk usually cost one farthing, and this she economised by pouring part of it in with the tea. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z I proclaimed aloud that the family must retire for some time into the country and economise. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z There was also a twinkle in their eyes of fun without malice; a something as of the flame of youth economised in the course of their lives, and leaving a fund for their old age. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Snow couloirs are therefore to be commended because they economise time. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z I could not save myself when I was actually working, but my way of economising my vitality was to sing only twice a week. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Have you thought that you, who've never needed to economise, will have to look at every shilling you spend? Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z While Vital power, being anabolic and conservative, meets the foe passively, and instead of wasting, economises the forces by moderation of symptoms; bending to the course and processes of sickness, and making thereby for recovery. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z Do not, however, mistake my phraseology; I shall not live with my Father, but return to Italy and economise, the moment God and Mr. Whitton will permit. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z His "skite" had cost him a good deal of money, and he intended to make good some of the loss by economising on his marriage. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Furthermore, they are very loth to accept those mechanical means of economising labour which are employed by their neighbours the Japanese. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The arrangement of these hieroglyphs with a view to neatness and economising space displays both taste and ingenuity. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z They found it much more possible to economise at Dresden or Florence than at Buffalo or Minneapolis. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z In time the oarsman begins to accustom himself somewhat to his diminished allowance of fluid, and he learns to economise it during his meals, to wash down his solids. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z This arrangement economises space, and answers all practical purposes; enabling two students to work at one bench. Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes 2011-09-18T02:00:30.783Z She took interest in her affairs, and skilfully applied herself to economising with so much success that she would have soon risen to be a Countess Pimbesche. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z A knowledge of Holman’s whereabouts simplified his quest and would economise time, which was an important factor; the settlement of this business had to be accomplished while he was free to attend to private matters. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z The air was full of sound, was low and economised; and when, near our friends, it became articulate the words were simple and few. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The object of arranging the oars in banks was to economise horizontal space and to obtain an increase in the number of oars without having to lengthen the vessel. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The retailer found customers were trying to economise by half-filling petrol tanks and cutting their own hair instead of visiting hairdressers. Household finances squeezed by food and travel costs as inflation continues to rise 2011-08-28T23:02:01Z Effort is economised by obtaining broad results from a discussion of the A. L. W. classes, afterwards verifying or extending them by special inquiries into a few of the further subdivisions. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z It economises our energies, and often takes us by short cuts to ends which would otherwise need continued reasoning. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z Much ingenuity has been displayed in the construction of desks, to save and economise space. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Let a coxswain also remember that, in teaching men to row, his object should be to teach them to economise their strength by using properly their weight. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z They make for efficiency and economise energy, and, from their high degree of development in man’s nature, it may be fairly assumed that to him their observance is of great consequence. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z It was one of those abominable bougies with holes in them to economise the wax, and which consequently had less than the proper amount of material for feeding and maintaining a flame. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The fact that her father was hard pressed for money, and was living abroad in order to economise, did not alter their relative positions. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z The ark itself was expressly devised to economise miracle, by making a fresh creation of animals needless.' The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z He would have to give up his tea in the evening, and copy his documents in his landlady's room, in order to economise the fuel in his own. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z I refer to the general failure to economise nervous energy or to take any interest in what is rightly called mental hygiene. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Unlucky Fred! for he will never be able to live but where the heavens always smile—and where he can economise on umbrellas! The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z It is quite right to economise, but it is a little strange to find that we get our first hint in this direction from the Antipodes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.693Z It was a fine instinct which had inspired him to economise his coal; now was the time when that little hoard might save his life. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z The water haul was short, and to economise labour the same team was being used to draw water and supply straw to the engine. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z The novelist determined to economise, and he tried to think where it would be easiest to begin. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z He advocated the economising of the health and vigour of the European troops by a system of sanataria and hill-stations, and one of his latest orders in the Military Department was to this end. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z Saving a few pence for fine clothing, and economising on reading for their children! The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z All day they talked of their outlook, and how they might economise away the need of his extra work, and so release him for his search again. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z For whom, after all, should he save, hoard, gather together, economise? The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z The effort to economise steeled his nerves, and at the first shot he hit the centre of the target. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Our only hope, therefore, lay in carefully guarding against such a contretemps; and economising the strength of our animals, as far as the necessary rate of speed would allow us. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The charqui, if economised, would feed all hands for a fortnight, at least; and unless they should again get stranded among the tree-tops they could scarcely be all that time before reaching dry land. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z She decided she would some day economise its cost out of her dress allowance. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z In the stowage of his ship, for the economising of space and facilitating the depositing of cargo, his improvements were valuable. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z Like speech, laughter, thought, they are unutterable mercies, to be reasonably used and economised. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Directly I knew of the state of our finances I proposed to Henry that he should economise in the country, and eight days later we were at Noirmoutiers. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z At this moment the turnkey opened the outer gate of the prison, and brought a large lamp, which he placed in the hall, so as to economise its light for three of the cells. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z The people will tell you, as the most simple thing in the world, that by acting thus they economise the cost of a police force. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian Are you economising on food? Food spending: have you cut back? 2010-08-18T08:07:00Z Unfortunately, India’s manufacturers economise on labour, despite its abundance, favouring capital or technology instead. Economics focus: The Himalayas of hiring 2010-08-05T10:56:00Z Call for a new wave of cutting, combining, trimming, economising. If Will Lewis is going to Wapping, who'll be making way for him? 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z When a crisis hit Europe, our government said we must economise, but Kaczynski said: spend, spend, spend ... Poland's Komorowski keeps lead in election race 2010-06-26T16:41:00Z These airlines target passengers who want or need to save money; surely, they could only encourage this whole new way to economise. Talk about a bucket seat 2010-04-10T23:08:00Z I haven't much strength to spare, and I have to economise my emotions. The Joy of Living (Es lebe das Leben) A Play in Five Acts The concentrator is a recent invention, and is used for the purpose of economising force and apparatus, and of minimising delay and table space. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Let’s economise time; and we can now you are here,” said Mr Whittrick. By Birth a Lady Of course, it was never intended for the likes of us; yet I am sure there are people there who have no need to economise. The Man Who Rose Again "I honour the stone jug with my confidence, and it is in order to economise its purse that I ask for twenty sous in advance." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 He was economising, he said, and had saved nearly three thousand five hundred dollars. Lafcadio Hearn One thing of importance may be done; we may improve our methods of making the search, so as to economise labour, and several successful attempts have already been made in this direction.Superposition of plates. Astronomical Discovery Nothing remained, then, but to economise the hours, and let them glide by with as little restriction as might be. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) In order to economise food, the mounted men and most of the natives were sent back, and there remained 1200 British troops. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars In whatever direction Jean economised it was never in dress or household decorations. A Question of Marriage Nobody knew better than Mr. Gladstone that of all the parts in public life, the teasing and economising drudge is the most thankless. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) "While waiting, therefore," said he, "I resolved to economise time, and so dressed for dinner at the last stage." Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands It was here that navigators of bygone ages were accustomed to cast their horses into the sea to lighten the ship in stormy weather, and to economise the fresh water when becalmed. Toilers of the Sea This I did when I was but a boy, for the economising of time; and I continued the practice when I put away most other childish things. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway He could play on every one of these strings, and yet so as to conceal his skill; and he so economised himself as to make them always wish to hear him. Studies in Contemporary Biography The motive for this act was inconceivably small; poor Tari’s wages, which were thus economised, would scarce have shook the credit of the New Bedford owners. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The energy with which Mr. Lea beats up information is extraordinary even when imperfectly economised. The History of Freedom You know that the waste water is carried away by a tube inside another tube, through which come the waters from the boilers; this was to economise the heat. Toilers of the Sea Electrical science, moreover, is only at the commencement of its work in economising the cost of power-cables. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Or if you," with a shrewd glance at Miss Mary, "wanted to economise at all. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon General names are not, as some have argued, a mere contrivance to economise words. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic These young men who economise and grow stingy in their desperate endeavour to establish a “home nest,” some “Acacia Villa” in Wood Green or Croydon—what can they know of living dangerously? An Ocean Tramp He was compelled to economise, and only to use his materials as he had need, and at the moment when the necessity for them came. Toilers of the Sea It was only a case of economising truth, after all. Angelot A Story of the First Empire This seems to me a dangerous plan, and it certainly does not economise labour or steam force. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' This mode of progress was adopted to enable the submarine to economise the strictly limited supply of electricity carried for under-water propulsion. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Being buttoned up to his neck, the coat gives him a military appearance, while it economises his linen. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Helen and I are economising; so the other evening we dined at the Rococo. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 Her progress is slow, for when passengers are few Macbrayne wisely economises his coal. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland If time be wisely economised, and the useful affairs transacted before amusements are allowed, and a regular plan of employment be daily laid down, a great deal may be done without hurry or fatigue. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families These arches may have been built in this manner to economise centering. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture For the sake of variety, or to economise time, some of the passages may be translated viva voce at the discretion of the master. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight The economising of space was effected in two well-marked directions. Memorials of Old London Volume I Tides for successive days are predicted on the same sheet of paper, to economise space. Pioneers of Science They could thus economise time, and employ it more usefully, not only in collecting the objects which we recommend but also in bestowing upon them that care which would insure their preservation. Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology Both, however, are vastly economised by the photographic method. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Few intellectual men have the art of economising the hours of study. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books You won't find many rising young men economising in the matter of horseflesh as I do, or in anything else. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius This is not the appearance of wildness, for it goes with great cultivation; it is simply the presence of the delving, drudging, economising peasant. A Little Tour of France One reason for keeping them chained is to economise the strength of the guard, a single sentry thus being as good as a dozen. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley In this furnace they placed a portion of their fire-wood—for it is well-known that the furnace is the best plan for economising fuel. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The wages of a engine-driver average about eight shillings a day, but if he’s a good schemer with his coals—yes, I mean if he economises his coals—he’s allowed so much more. Mugby Junction By this means, also, I shall so economise the funds placed in my hands, that I can make them productive of the supplies from this State. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI With the view of economising labour, Stephenson laid down inclined planes where the nature of the ground would admit of this expedient. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Why, Mr. Copley," his wife said, when he brought her an elegant little leather case for holding the tinctures and medicines in which she indulged, "I thought we must economise so hard? The End of a Coil Frederick did not economise in the slightest degree. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Here then the Committee proposed to economise, reducing the number by fifty, and their income to a thousand a year. Lectures on the French Revolution The earth was doubtless thrown in in this way to economise bricks; the cross walls would serve only to keep this loose earth from falling down the well in the centre. El Kab It was the interest of the brakesmen to economise the working as much as possible, and George no sooner entered upon the contract than he proceeded to devise ways and means of making it “pay.” Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson We engineer workers knew that if an engine were invented to economise this waste there would be a further reduction of labor—and this device came. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia In the process of declining and falling, races practise a sort of thrift; they save and they economise. The Cult of Incompetence The incessant expense of weeding that went on year after year in the petty, wasteful and barbaric farming of the ancient days, the Food Company had economised for ever more by a campaign of extermination. Tales of Space and Time The Moorish workmen did not spare themselves nor economise their exuberant invention. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia They had gone through so much for his sake; they deprived themselves of luxury, so that, in the various expenses of his regiment, he should not need to economise. The Hero Sometimes I have really thought her miserliness intolerable: in a gentian, for instance, the way she economises her ultramarine down in the bell is a little too bad. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing This rule is not necessary merely for the purpose of economising the fund, and benefiting the public by useful employment. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Most of their success is indeed due to the wise use of money in economising time by trustworthy and efficient delegation. The Map of Life Conduct and Character No other rule for economising knowledge can quite take the place, it seems to me, of reading for principles. The Lost Art of Reading Waste cylinders of glass may be economised for making mounts. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. No doubt the cloth had been packed with the idea of economising space, and the pieces were wedged as tightly together as if done by a steam-press. The Boy Tar This brings me about 300,000 francs a year, and I am not a man to economise. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Why shall not every good farmer economise his muscles by storing his mind? Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained It economises for a man both ways at once. The Lost Art of Reading Thenceforth Maître Gouy economised the manures, allowed weeds to grow up, ruined the soil; and he took himself off with a fierce air, which showed that he was meditating some scheme of revenge. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life You see it was a Jazz band and they always economise by borrowing their instruments in the houses they go to. Mufti On the large scale, mechanical arrangements are employed for mixing the materials, so as to economise labour, and mineral phosphates, such as apatite, can then be used with advantage. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Surely this is not the moment for the tax-payers to economise upon the working classes! The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 In case we should be kept out much longer we must economise our provisions. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea In these hard times even paupers have to economise. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914 No means had been used either to provide more water, or to economise what there was. Ran Away to Sea Between you and me, Mariquita, the governor is coming down here to economise, and intends to stay much longer than usual. About Peggy Saville We had, however, to economise our fuel, of which there was but a small quantity. In the Wilds of Africa The last string of tasajo, hitherto economised for their sake, had been parcelled out to them in the morning. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire I was determined to economise the strength of my steed. The Scalp Hunters He knows the necessity of economising his cries and gestures. The Death Shot A Story Retold I was shown at Marthien the shabby, dirty-looking lodgings where the — are economising, in penance for the pleasure of one little year spent in this charming house! Olla Podrida This afforded a pleasant and wholesome change to our diet, and economised our provisions. A Voyage round the World A book for boys In our small vessel we had to economise fresh water, fodder for the animals, and fuel; and it was very important that we should have a quick passage. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler This rendered it important to economise their slender store, and to procure a future supply from the ship as soon as possible. Adrift in a Boat "All business has been hit very hard, and we've simply got to economise." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 8, 1916 The lamps were all put out, for Cullerne economised gas at times of full moon. The Nebuly Coat There were further indications at the meeting of the Salop County Council on Saturday of the Council's desire to economise where possible. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 His opponents however point out that the need to economise in petrol was never more urgent than at present. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 The 38-lb. limit prevented his putting more than four coats into his valise, and his method of packing didn't economise space. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 Still, he should also economise time by cultivating the habit of putting his answers into the fewest and plainest words. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries I was weakened, too, by insufficient food, for I knew I must economise my resources. The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice From "The New Decameron", Volume III. The cause of the change is not to be sought in any desire to economise paper; it lies in the simple fact that the smaller size is found the more convenient. The Stamps of Canada They economise, as it is termed, his labour: more correctly speaking, they increase its productiveness. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author The wise man economises time as he economises money. Life and Conduct He accepted a choice cigar—there were certain luxuries in which Don Roberto never economised—and added his quota to the anecdotes of the hearthstone. The Californians To economise in footwear the army supplied knitted hose-tops, tubes, near khaki in colour that covered the socks just above the ankle while the tops were turned down just below the knee.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 I remember he said he was obliged to take this appartement for three months, after which he was going to act the hermit and economise. Agatha's Husband A Novel The American’s passion for economising time is manifest in the steamboats as everywhere else, most of them carrying a barber, who will accommodate you with “easy shaving” during the voyage. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Many similar instances might be added to show what may be done by economising time and strictly looking after those spare minutes which many throw away. Life and Conduct Alongside, and almost touching it, for space was valuable there, and had to be economised, was the iron pipe—nearly a foot in diameter—which conveyed the water from the mine to the “Adit level.” Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines By economising the food we were able to save enough for breakfast the next morning. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa “The wind is favourable for the direction which she appears to be taking, and she may be anxious to economise her coal, being so far from land.” The Secret of the Island The journey is a long one, but we are likely to find game on the way; and if not, the flesh of this bear economised will last us till we get there,” said Alick. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory We took a very little of our biscuit in addition, but Andrew advised us to economise it to the utmost. Peter the Whaler Philip had, for the purpose of economising heat and saving roofing, resolved to make the house of two stories. The Log House by the Lake A Tale of Canada More tough and nauseous morsels I never attempted to swallow; but it was necessary to economise the rest of my provisions. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins Cyrus Harding had intended to blow her up, so as to collect the remains on the shore, but a strong gale from the north-east and a heavy sea compelled him to economise his powder. The Secret of the Island Still I was unharmed; I had biscuits enough in my pockets to keep soul and body together for a day or two longer, if I economised them as I intended to do. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures It was fortunate that they had economised their small stock of water and provisions, as they had been unable to replenish them at the island from which they had just escaped. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It I now tried to make Ali understand that we must economise our water to the utmost. In the Eastern Seas “Third-class now, my boy,” said the doctor, sadly; “economising has begun.” The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias Besides, the chips of the wood destined for the construction of the ship enabled them to economise the coal, which required more trouble to transport. The Secret of the Island That article had become scarce with them; and they had prudently determined to economise it. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" These thoughts occupied them while engaged in preparing and eating breakfast; and they resolved to go on half rations of the bear-meat, and economise the little of it that was left. The Boy Hunters She was well provisioned for many days, and I trusted by economising my food to make it last till I should reach some land inhabited by civilised people. In the Eastern Seas It had floated ashore all right, fortunately for us all; and Magellan, picking it up, had had the good sense to economise it for the advantage of the lot. The Penang Pirate and, The Lost Pinnace I was glad to see that the natives had assimilated the advice I had endeavoured, somewhat laboriously, to impart to them, to shoot singly at a selected mark, thus economising arrows, and promoting good shooting. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn Their stock of provisions, which had survived the destructive onset of the elephant, had been economised with great care. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Yet there was an appearance of intention to economise, and reduce the expenses of government. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Let us agree, Mr. Chaplain, to economise in Popes, and to condemn that business of Avignon. Brother Copas Here follows a formal account of the dinner, but we must economise our space. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 They practise parental care and they secure survival with greatly economised reproduction. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told But besides this, and the saving of time, the doing away with this unnecessary washing economises water, which in out-door practice is often a great consideration. Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. But with so much economy in the air the author appears to have caught the infection of it and economised in his processes to save our time. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 He had learnt in his long life to economise anger. Brother Copas The navvy seems to work slowly; but he knows well, because his task is a day-long one, that his forces must be economised, that over-exertion must be avoided. Ranching, Sport and Travel I had economised as much as possible, but walking is hungry work, and now I found myself with only one and fourpence by way of capital. Chatterbox, 1905. Such was the ultimate desire of the little shop-keeper, desire which spurred him on to sell and to economise. With Those Who Wait An appeal from Lady Astor, that the Government should not "economise in health," fell upon deaf ears. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 Corona stood up, by this action conveying to the grown-ups—for she, too, economised speech—that she was ready to go, and at once. Brother Copas At the same time he was aware of the necessity of economising his effort, and he would gather that inward force, patiently and almost cunningly, for the right question and the right induction. The Tragic Muse With six thousand dollars a year, a family of five persons, living in a rented house, will be compelled to economise. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City At any rate the education of these little boys will take something more than can be economised after the bare necessities of life have been provided. With Those Who Wait The construction of their fore-arms is such as to economise strength and the effectiveness of their excavating instruments. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon But certainly it is not plain for whom Bernard Shaw is economising if he rescues a rhinoceros from an early grave. George Bernard Shaw Poor families economise for months, and take a shilling to a publican every Saturday of the year, in return for which on Christmas Day they gorge themselves, and are sick for a week after. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris The supply of coke must be regular, and not in large quantities; and the steam must be economised, or the water may run low. Practical Rules for the Management of a Locomotive Engine in the Station, on the Road, and in cases of Accident Where they had turned here and there to avoid thick clumps of firs the girl, looking far ahead, economised strength and shortened distances. The Short Cut There'll be a sort of economising in that sort of thing. Robin So, like many an Englishman before and since, he resolved to go abroad to economise. Gibbon I thought that perhaps it would be better to get a good-class racket in London and content myself for the present with economising on one of these second-hand monuments of depression. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The following letter from my father to him refers to one of Hugh's attempts to economise. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother To kerb the artless, natural flow is to "economise God"�so the limitations and restrictions of the life that now is artificialise and deaden the divine within us. Nature Mysticism In answer to my enquiries he stated that he still intended to return to England in December, and for that purpose had resolved to economise his time and means, and never taste of liquor again. The Black-Sealed Letter Or, The Misfortunes of a Canadian Cockney. But long before the first organised message of saving went to the home and purse of the worker, the rich began to economise. The War After the War For the sake of economising space I shall refer from time to time to this work, in which the testimonies of ancient writers are collected and translated, so that they are accessible to English readers. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Such expensive habits," she murmured, "when everybody is economising. The Danger Mark But, above all, it was essential to economise our ammunition, for if we were short of cartridges, what resistance could we offer to a bayonet charge with our little carbines reduced to silence? In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry Naturally I economised the lamp spirit whenever I could obtain sticks for boiling the water, as the spirit could not always be procured in the Hungarian villages. Round About the Carpathians Everybody should economise after a great war, says an American film producer. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-15 To meet the paper shortage, Austrian editors have determined to economise by reducing the daily reports of victories. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 30, 1917 Its purpose is to economise space, and like Goldsmith’s chest of drawers, it is p. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland It is this principle which accounts for what we see everywhere—that farmers are tending to economise as much as they can on their labour and to let arable land go back to grass. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 I am earning plenty of money, but I have to economise to get clear. The Survivor Were I to live to be eighty, I should always be poor, because I cannot economise. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse Designed to economise time, secure uniformity and despatch in conducting business in all secular meetings, and also in all religious, political, and Legislative Assemblies. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is It is easy to see in such an expression the reflection of the commands of the French Cabinet, to economise the ships. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence The more the labour of digestion is economised, the more energy is left for the purposes of growth and action. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library It may take them two or three days, but they will bring them in, the horses thoroughly exhausted, while the men, who, of course, economise their strength, and sleep, and eat pinole, are comparatively fresh. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Also they might economise very much on food—gather olives off their own trees and eat them, for instance, and perhaps catch fish. The Enchanted April The two points for practical consideration are, how to economise a glut, and how to avoid destruction by frost. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Just like she had said, "Well, we must just economise!" The Judge They are very busy making schemes, economising, and turning them to their advantage. Essays on Political Economy She had an appetite, and she could not be very much accustomed to economising either;—this was about the sum of the happy, filial comments that Nikolai made to himself after the meeting. One of Life's Slaves Some time previously his wife had died, and although a man of plenty of means, in order to economise on funeral expenses, he had wheeled his wife to the grave on a wheelbarrow. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him To economise the liquid it is advisable to fill a pail or tub and immerse the plants individually. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition There will be poetry and romance too in the generous and useful employment you may make of the money thus economised. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends If he is not an egotist, he is, at any rate, an individualist, for he considers expense, seeks only moderate and reasonable enjoyments, thinks of his children's prospects, and, in fact, he economises. Essays on Political Economy In order however, to economise space and perhaps to facilitate counting, when more than three stripes are worn, a broad strip is substituted which corresponds to the original three. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State Much of the warm blood is spilt over the men or on the floors; but this is of no consequence, if but a small fraction of a minute is economised. The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition There are two ways of economising on tonnage. Out To Win The Story of America in France By arranging beds in this manner much time and labour is saved in transplanting; in irrigation the water is economised, and in plucking tea leaves a road is given to the gatherer. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The heavy charges of the naval war compelled the States and especially Holland, on whom the chief burden fell, to economise by cutting down the military expenses. History of Holland A lady correspondent of The Daily Telegraph suggests that tradesmen should economise paper by ceasing to send out a separate expression of thanks with every receipted bill. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 7, 1917 Sam issued his orders the more peremptorily as he felt his strength waning, and realised the necessity of economising every ounce of it, even to that required in the arguing of expedients. The Silent Places Suggestions can be made as to changes which may "increase output or economise effort" and eliminate waste. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War Leon, for his beautiful work descriptive of new and improved machinery and processes employed in the cultivation and preparation of sugar in the British colonies, designed to economise labor and increase production. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The pictures, curiosities, engines, and our various little contrivances for economising space, seemed to interest them the most. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The woman in the home in our country with high prices, want of supplies, and her desire to economise has had a busy and full time, but our people are quite well fed. Women and War Work So the farmers began to think about drainage and the means of economising labour. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People I reproached myself for spending so much on my own needs when I ought to be economising for the coming of my child. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill Weighed down by this, what can a man do to save—to economise with a view to the future of his wife and children? Thrift If it is necessary to economise and your brass bedstead must be used even though you dislike it, you can have it painted the colour of your walls. The Art of Interior Decoration It is our own affair whether we squander or economise their use. The Dangerous Age During the Russo-Japanese war everybody was economising, and many people who had been in the habit of riding in kuruma began to walk. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People The wind and weather prevented our making much progress on that day; as the night was cloudy we tied up near a Russian village and economised the darkness by taking wood. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The observance of this plain rule would economise space, save the time which might otherwise be occupied in useless research, and tend to produce more pertinency of reply. Notes and Queries, Number 19, March 9, 1850 It may be profitable to notice some of the technical devices by which attention is economised in the theatre and the interest of the audience is thereby centred upon the main business of the moment. The Theory of the Theatre By good fortune, or calculation, I have preserved my youthful appearance, but it has cost me dear to economise my emotions. The Dangerous Age Our agricultural celebrity had always had a passion for walking, so it was out of his power to economise in kuruma. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Science saves us from blunders about glycerine, shows how to economise fuel and to make artificial nitrates, but these, though they decide national destinies, are merely the sheaf of the wave-offering: the harvest is behind. Cambridge Essays on Education The Indians have always looked to Europeans for presents of tobacco, which they economise by mixing with willow-bark, the uva-ursi, &c., and there are some tribes totally unacquainted with its use. Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 In order to economise attention, the dramatist must centre his interest in a few vividly drawn characters and give these a marked preponderance over the other parts. The Theory of the Theatre It is because papa talked so much with me about his affairs, and the uses of money, the difficulty of earning and keeping it, and the best ways of economising. The Two Elsies A Sequel to Elsie at Nantucket In order to carry out this plan, Nero did not economise; he began to spend in it the moneys laid aside to pay the legions. Characters and events of Roman History Mrs. Mallinson would be troubled, I believe, by a need to economise.' The Philanderers They had no candles, but by economising their stock of matches they followed up the mysterious and beautiful staircase until it came to a sudden end, blocked by the fallen mass of cliff. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales These two instances show that the necessity of economising the attention of an audience is just as important to the stage-manager as it is to the dramatist and the actor. The Theory of the Theatre We economise legs and arms, and that to the profit of folks that don't know what to do with them. The Moon-Voyage Restrain your own tastes if you would really economise. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters These figures should be largely increased to give them their modern values; but, economise as she might, she found that she could only just manage to rub along. Books and Characters French and English So much of the outward man depends on his tailor, that we would urge no gentleman to economise in this matter. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette The play is thus an easy one to follow: attention is economised and no effect is lost. The Theory of the Theatre Still, although it was so important to economise gas, the excessive lowness of the surrounding temperature forced them to consume a certain quantity. The Moon-Voyage For the sake of economising transportation, and sharing the fortunes of our men, whatever they might be, Dodd and I abandoned our pavoskas, and drove our own loaded sledges. Tent Life in Siberia Labor is scrutinised and economised, and measured closely up to the value of a farthing’s-worth of capacity. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's He need not painfully economise and manage how he may use it all; he can afford to leave some of it wild, and to carry out his own plans without obliterating those of nature. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 I According to the late Herbert Spencer, the sole source of force in writing is an ability to economise the attention of the reader. The Theory of the Theatre All that night G2 cruised on the surface, going only at half speed so as to economise petrol, and at the same time re-charge her dynamos. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles He has no sense of duty in planning or economising. An Englishman Looks at the World One of the principal advantages Mr. Jonas realises in cultivating such an extent of territory, is the ability to economise his working forces, of man, beast, and agricultural machinery. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Our Labor Bureau would thus do for the laborer what is at present impossible for him to do for himself, and would economise his time to the utmost. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" Most men are under military discipline, and every household economises. What is Coming? The poet and priest travelled by night as well as by day in order to economise time. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist And there are all sort of stimulating and exhilarating things, digesting things, fatigue-suppressing things, exercise economising things, we dare not use because we are afraid of our ignorance of their precise working. An Englishman Looks at the World As labor of horse and man must be economised to the best advantage on such an estate, it may be interesting to know the expense of the principal operations. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's In order to put the whole of the foregoing machinery into motion on an extensive scale, there can be no doubt that economise as we may, a considerable outlay will be unavoidable. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" If many of us still live and breathe pantry and housekeeper's room, we are quit of the dream of living by economising parasitically on hens and pigs.... Tono Bungay They're not school teachers going over to improve their minds and contriving to cross in a big ship by economising in everything else. The Shuttle When seen in action they not only facilitated and economised the production of my own work, but became my best advertisements. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Also, we had to economise for the rest of the week. John Barleycorn One cannot economise gracefully there—not even one of us. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation Moreover, even if she had to economise here, and—and…. Bertha Garlan With hardly enough money to provide himself with scanty meals, he intends to economise, in order to buy a piano. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings A patriotic nation was economising in order to get five per cent on the War Loans. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Poor money economised, copper by copper, tear by tear. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The consumption of fuel was moderate, although there was no need to economise it, the reserves being considerable. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude There is often very valuable vineyard land that has to be walled round and every portion economised. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe No one was ashamed of economising with his slaves in this manner; the law of slavery itself existing principally as a money-making institution. Satanstoe Look at her scraping and economising and contriving. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 There is a powerful reason which usually induces democracies to economise upon the salaries of public officers. American Institutions and Their Influence Yes, indeed; I have been thinking of that, and mean to make all possible use of the produce of the country so as to economise our stores. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude "How to economise space in a small bedroom." Journalism for Women A Practical Guide And she would economise in her own personal expenses and so try to balance matters. The Vision of Desire Hendon followed, saying to himself, "An' I were not travelling to death and judgment, and so must needs economise in sin, I would throttle this knave for his mock courtesy." The Prince and the Pauper, Part 9. It is perhaps too paradoxical an accomplishment to be learnt before; for a youth that economised itself would be already middle age. Young Lives Their flesh was, however, useful for feeding the dogs, and enabled them to economise the reindeer venison. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude They cared much more to economise their little store of intelligence than to renew it. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War She had sold her diamonds to provide for the housekeeping, since for six months Claes had given her nothing; she had sent away the governess; she had economised in a hundred directions. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction Obedience to the law of Sequence gives strength by giving clearness and beauty of rhythm; it economises force and creates music. The Principles of Success in Literature While youth was, we had vast reversions in time future; we are reduced to a present pittance, and obliged to economise in that article. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia It was necessary, however, to economise the oil as much as possible, as the supply was running short. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude For it just occurred to Patty that, having run her father into such unexpected expense in the household, a good way to economise would be to give up all hopes of horses. Patty at Home This is the case with the lion; and nature, which makes nothing in vain, has here economised space. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Every means by which friction can be reduced, and the force thus economised be rendered available, necessarily solicits the constructor's care. The Principles of Success in Literature Twenty roubles I am able to give, the more easily, since, as you say, I shall be economising there in other things.' On the Eve Lieutenant Hobson likewise took several casks of rum and whisky; but he was firmly resolved to economise these spirits, so injurious to the health in cold latitudes, as much as possible. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude She began to wonder if she couldn't find some other way to economise rather than on the horses, for she certainly did love to drive. Patty at Home Being practically indefatigable the loss of ease and leisure troubled her but little and being in extremely comfortable circumstances, she had no need to economise in her hospitalities. Queen Lucia Even the fear of a standing army and the desire to economise could not warrant a neglect of the inhabitants scattered through the new possession. The United States of America, Part 1 Thus economising their resources, the winter finally wore away, but when the spring came, their scanty means were entirely exhausted. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 The common meals were quite festal, as there was no need for economising the stores under present circumstances. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude "I know it would look horrid, papa," she said, "but as I am to blame for all this outrageous extravagance, I want to economise somewhere to make up for it." Patty at Home The room is, of course, very clear and clean and simple; not by any means cheaply equipped, but designed to economise the labour of redding and repair just as much as is possible. A Modern Utopia The necessity for economising, as well as the fear of a standing army, had kept the army down to five regiments of infantry and one battalion of cavalry. The United States of America, Part 1 It was quite clear that I must economise, and what to do and whither to go was an insoluble problem to me. More Pages from a Journal One of her reductions had been the economising the third curate, while making the second be always a neophyte, who received his title for Orders, and remained his two years upon a small stipend. The Pillars of the House, V1 "I like the clothes she makes, too," said Patty, "but I had concluded that that was the best way for me to economise, and I thought after this I would make my own dresses." Patty at Home These people get through the days with such ennui and difficulty, that they have no idea of people economising time. The Naturalist in Nicaragua If they went by train they would economise sufficiently in carriage hire to pay their hotel expenses, or very nearly. Celibates He had very little money to live upon, and must, I know, have economised considerably in order to purchase this gift for his little patient. Dreams and Dream Stories But to say that because we want to economise, therefore some poor people are to suffer, is a very poor argument. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus But you see England is so poor, and the present price of coals obliges her to economise. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 At last, at Midsummer, the crisis came in a heavy discharge of bills, the consequence of Allen's incredulity as to their poverty and incapability of economising. Magnum Bonum In fact, space was economised to the utmost. The Dream Doctor Like all men suffering from the effect of sudden loss, he begins to consider the means of economising by which he may repay the loss of the preacher. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter They call it country visiting, but it really means shutting up their houses, dismissing their servants, and generally economising on their housekeeping bills. God's Good Man Possessing all these gifts of nature, we economise incalculably our time—to us more precious than money! Familiar Letters on Chemistry The active voluntary part of a man is very small, and if it were not economised by a sleepy kind of habit, its results would be null. The English Constitution Oh, probably more than that, seeing that she could economise such substantial sums. Our Friend the Charlatan Generous to a fault of course, temperamental, no economising or any idea of the sort, always snapping at the bone for the shadow. Ulysses He had not tried to economise, and would scarcely have known how to begin; it was the change in Alma's mode of life that brought about this fortunate result. The Whirlpool It was needful to economise severely, to make possible the great alterations he must introduce. Women in Love "He economises in the wash," she soliloquised, with wrinkling nostril and curling lip. Sisters Such duties becoming a carefully economised department of the State, the women will have leisure to share the work of men; and will need a corresponding education. Plato and Platonism Dempsey had had a mother to support for many years, and had found it impossible to economise. The Untilled Field My next thought was that I could economise time by deferring this duty till I should resume my journey, with both hands at liberty. Such Is Life To economise labour and mortar, the Bee employs coarse materials, big pieces of gravel, which to her represent hewn stones. The Mason-Bees It seems likely, indeed, that I shall be able to economise at his own. Washington Square “You think,” said the Other, “that a name should economise description rather than stimulate imagination?” Reginald She began to economise her force, she went only when the particular effect was required. The Chaperon True, the middle arch of the three which divide the nave from the aisles is pointed, whereas the two others are round, but this is evidently done to economise space, which was here unusually costly. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino Like all good managers, the mother had her one weakness—a mania for little strategies that should economise horses and vehicles. The Day's Work - Volume 1 He had largely abated his deference afterwards, for he economised his resources, but the impression was made, and the young man's very brutality came to have a sort of filial value. Washington Square This is the first Christmas that we have not needed to economise. A Doll's House : a play We have been economising for the last five years, and I supposed we came abroad to reap the benefits of it. A Bundle of Letters Besides, just think, my good friend, that by inducing madame to study; you are economising on the subsequent musical education of your child. Madame Bovary But in our country, where we must needs economise not the shade but the sun, its grandiosity weighs a little on one's spirits. Imaginary Portraits I don't suppose he knows how to economise at all. Active Service Beyond this stage of perfection in architecture, natural selection could not lead; for the comb of the hive-bee, as far as we can see, is absolutely perfect in economising labour and wax. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition They think we economise brains and waste blood. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war A little room, an inside room, European plan, of course, and then you can economise by eatin’ out.” Michael, Brother of Jerry There is something entirely Gargantuan in the idea of economising space by piling houses on top of each other, front doors and all. The Club of Queer Trades Not perceiving clearly the exact bearing of these last remarks, I ventured to suggest that priests ought to economise in view of future contingencies. Russia I suppose it served their purpose thus to use the wisdom of greater men and that they thus economised their own time by tearing out portions to suit their purpose. The Enemies of Books To economise the grass he ordered the Clinabarians to kill the least strong among the stallions. Salammbo But as to economising and arranging details that would surely be the greatest folly of all.' Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields She had economised closely, these last few years. The Riverman All the isolated prosperities of the district sprang from economising, hard driven homes, in which there was neither time nor means for hospitality. The New Machiavelli They ought in particular to be shown how to keep their habitations warm in winter, and to economise fuel, as well in heating their rooms, as in cooking, washing, etc. Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1 He said we had not overmuch energy stored, and that what we had we must economise for reading. The First Men in the Moon |
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