| 单词 | law of diminishing returns |
| 例句 | The law of diminishing returns applies to talk-show appearances as well — more is less. The TV Watch: President Obama?s Conflict-Free Zone: ?The View? 2010-07-29T21:58:00Z Bringing a villain like Helena back from the dead is a great risk for any science fiction show to take as the law of diminishing returns can quickly set in. ArtsBeat: ‘Orphan Black’ Recap: Season 2 Begins 2014-04-21T15:39:04Z We ask great writers to transcend, and Vonnegut’s best work surely does, but the law of diminishing returns applies to most posthumous publication. How Kurt Vonnegut Found His Voice and His Themes 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Curiously, one seems to be at hand, and it’s even got backing from the social scientists: It’s called the law of diminishing returns. The United States of Metrics 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The law of diminishing returns suggests that a second serving of Ghostbusters should be more palatable than fifth instalment of Police Academy, but what do I know? Not game for hours of Olympic TV coverage? Here's some alternatives 2012-07-26T11:43:27Z But the films they made afterwards were so shiny, so full of big, clever, computer-generated monsters, that with each one it was really a law of diminishing returns. Jupitus 'avoiding' Star Wars trailer 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z No law of diminishing returns here — every fiery bite held its own. Two thumbs-up for Assimba's fiery finger food 2011-08-11T20:56:03Z And two – doesn't the law of diminishing returns apply to this sort of thing? Britain's Got Talent: still must-watch TV? 2011-04-13T15:18:12Z Or are you expecting the dreaded movie law of diminishing returns to kick in? I can't wait for Iron Man 2 2010-04-08T14:54:00Z But once he takes his hand off the tiller, it might still be hard to avoid the law of diminishing returns. Should the Avatar universe expand? 2010-08-12T15:22:00Z The law of diminishing returns states that there is an extremity of weirdness beyond which curiosity becomes increasingly morbid and Jackson operated way beyond that point. Rewind TV: Upstairs Downstairs; When Harvey Met Bob; Michael Jackson's Secret Hollywood; Toast 2011-01-02T00:04:01Z With almost one a week to watch, Hollywood’s safety-first approach of attracting a repeat audience, or reviving a built-in fanbase, is facing the law of diminishing returns. Even superheroes may not be able to save Hollywood’s desperate summer 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z “It’s the law of diminishing returns, which is why this is our last time,” Poehler said. 2015 Will Be The Last Time Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Host the Golden Globes 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Then the law of diminishing returns kicks in. Review | ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ as a sitcom? Call it ‘The Bardy Bunch.’ 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z But there is a law of diminishing returns. Dame Edna offers 'Glorious,' cheeky zaniness at Ahmanson 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z It is at this point, and perhaps even earlier, where "Heart of Stone" starts to suffer from the law of diminishing returns. "Heart of Stone" stars Gal Gadot in a lackluster Europudding action flick 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z “The law of diminishing returns is enforced so stringently that the movie succeeds not only in negating its own comedy, but its very being,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times in May. DVDs: Tough Women and Flawed Men 2010-09-03T15:19:00Z The law of diminishing returns is enforced so stringently that the movie succeeds not only in negating its own comedy, but its very being. | 'MacGruber': Will Forte in a ?Saturday Night Live? Sketch Made Film 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z A smart nod to the law of diminishing returns from Hollywood sequelitis, and watching audiences of Dave Lizewskis in multiplexes all around the world could nod their heads in solemn empathy. Is Ghostbusters the unfortunate victim of Hollywood hitting peak reboot? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The law of diminishing returns kicks in, a force as immutable in theater as in a market economy. Capitalism as a sideshow fleece: That's 'Captain Greedy's Carnival' by the Actors' Gang 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z If you don't innovate, there's going to be a law of diminishing returns. 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' aims toward future 2012-11-09T14:52:09Z But the Middle Kingdom long ago started running up against the law of diminishing returns when it comes to endlessly increasing investment. China's Great Leap Backward: So much for the next dominant superpower 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Their currency might begin to wane as they struggle with the law of diminishing returns. Harry and Meghan: Does Netflix's documentary live up to the hype? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z "My sense is that the law of diminishing returns will set in, as far as intervention is concerned." Yen propped up after intervention, dollar powers through 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z He debunked a popular myth that there is no effect of money on happiness beyond $75,000 per year, but he did confirm a law of diminishing returns to money. Opinion | The Rich Are Not Who We Think They Are. And Happiness Is Not What We Think It Is, Either. 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z “His popularity now is a law of diminishing returns. Everything he does is going to lose him some supporters,” he said. Tunisian labour union pushes for political crisis roadmap 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z But the argument for even bigger ships may finally be fading, even for container lines themselves — a concept known in economics as the law of diminishing returns. Why the World’s Container Ships Grew So Big 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Scholars see the law of diminishing returns at work, with each additional dollar of investment in pharmaceutical research and development yielding less gain in innovation than the prior dollar. Drug Prices by Committee: One Way Biden Could Lower Costs 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The difficulty "is the law of diminishing returns", the first minister outlined. Christmas Covid rules: 'Strong guidance' to be issued on Christmas rules 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z I suppose it is a form of the law of diminishing returns. What’s Wrong with Physics 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z “Recognizing that inflection point — the point at which our continuing to rework our work reaches a law of diminishing returns — is one of the hardest skills to learn, but also one of the most necessary.” 6 Tips to Getting Things Done in 2020 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z “Where does the law of diminishing returns set in? Where is the value added not worth the time?” Opinion | Republicans will have to face the truth on impeachment eventually 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Like all such inventions, Tits operates according to the law of diminishing returns: you laugh at first, but quickly realise she’s no Dorothy Parker. Titania McGrath: laugh if you want, but woke’s no joke 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Underscoring the point, the editors ran an op-ed on the page across from the editorial headlined, “Trump’s wall crumbles under the law of diminishing returns.” The Republicans’ New Strategy for Dealing with the Emergency That Is Trump: Pray 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z There is such a thing as the law of diminishing returns. Your standards are too high. Do this instead and be happier 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z My experiences have taught me that perhaps the law of diminishing returns might apply to comfort – and the technologies that promise it – too. My advice after a year without tech: rewild yourself | Mark Boyle 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z At some point, additional detonations nonetheless come up against the law of diminishing returns, or as Winston Churchill pointed out, they simply ‘make the rubble bounce’. Nuclear deterrence is a myth. And a lethal one at that 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z You might well argue that this latest feature-length adventure is the least satisfying of the three, a sun-dappled test case for the law of diminishing returns, and you wouldn’t be wrong. Increasingly aimless 'The Trip to Spain' gets a bit lost in La Mancha 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Part of what played out with all the cable news coverage of the last few years is a law of diminishing returns: rather than change or erode existing perspectives, it calcified them. Entertainment's latest trend: Race and the criminal-justice system 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z In the world of such unconventional monetary policies, the law of diminishing returns apply, so each new measure yields less but carries a greater risk. Central banks near policy limits but back in focus after G20 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Any movie geek worth his Salt memorabilia knows trilogies are usually subject to the law of diminishing returns; hopefully this will be the exception that proves the rule. Arsenal v Hull City: FA Cup fifth round – live! 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z But, like hip beards, they suffer from the law of diminishing returns. Nine billion company names 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Like any sequel to a sequel to a good film, there is a law of diminishing returns at play. Android Circuit: Galaxy S6 And S6 Edge Fight, Google Battles With Microsoft, Emoji Hit Gmail 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Since then, however, the sequels are a perfect case study in the law of diminishing returns. Review - 'Jurassic World' Roars New Life Into Franchise 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Gamers are familiar with the law of diminishing returns—more even than Hollywood’s most sequel-ready film franchises, video games inspire iteration. The Best Video Games of 2014 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Any movie geek worth his Salt memorabilia knows trilogies are usually subject to the law of diminishing returns; hopefully this will be the exception that proves the rule. Arsenal v Hull City: FA Cup fifth round – live! 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z "If I took a financial view of this sport, comparing GP2 to F1, and the so-called law of diminishing returns, we are most probably the worst managers there are." Money talks louder than ever in Formula One 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z "There is a law of diminishing returns, and so much of it out there never breaks through to the voters." Quinn, Rauner ad war at full throttle 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Political commentator Ross Clark counters that there is a "law of diminishing returns" from journey times below two-and-a-half hours, which most already are. 'Death in the classroom' - front pages 2014-04-29T05:03:02Z The law of diminishing returns applies to every human enterprise, and medicine is no different. Well: The Diminishing Returns of Modern Medicine 2014-03-20T17:24:41Z Ever heard or red about the law of diminishing returns? Ukraine and the EU: Politics of brutal pressure 2013-11-22T16:48:50Z This is one of the oldest laws of economics: the law of diminishing returns. China's Coming Economic Slowdown 2013-10-26T00:57:05Z Beyond a certain point there is a distinct law of diminishing returns. LG phone screen offers 'best detail' 2013-08-21T11:08:36Z "In a large company, at some point you reach the law of diminishing returns when more people means slower," said Marcus, who used to run mobile payments start-up Zong, which PayPal acquired last year. PayPal to cut about 325 jobs in major reorganization 2012-10-29T15:57:59Z Still, as any economics student knows, one should always be wary of the law of diminishing returns. Osborne running out of royal excuses 2012-07-21T23:03:15Z The law of diminishing returns is very much in play with young people’s time, particularly adolescents. SchoolBook: Should Program to Reward Teachers Include More Hours and Students? 2012-07-12T12:48:41Z All the major central banks, with interest rates at historic lows, face the law of diminishing returns. Trio of top central banks leap into action in sign of alarm 2012-07-05T15:11:11Z There are economists who believe that QE is subject to the law of diminishing returns but the Bank is not in this camp. Why no QE? Because the Bank still doesn't quite believe we're in recession 2012-06-07T12:19:32Z Perhaps a more immediate concern is that QE is not really getting to the parts of the economy that need it, and, in its third incarnation, is subject to the law of diminishing returns. Bank of England launches QE3 onto a still-stormy sea 2012-02-09T13:38:53Z What they instinctively understood was the law of diminishing returns. You?re the Boss Blog: A Weekly Roundup of Small-Business News 2011-12-19T12:00:37Z The law of diminishing returns, he said, applies to training as to other things, so that, after a certain point, very little is gained even for a great sacrifice of convenience and pleasantness. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z Likewise in every orthodox college the student is taught what his professors are pleased to call "the law of diminishing returns of agriculture." The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z “China is already beyond the point where the law of diminishing returns starts biting,” said Xu Xiaonian, an economist who teaches at the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai. Endangered Dragon: Households Pay a Price for China?s Growth 2011-10-10T03:31:19Z How do leaders assess at what point improvements succumb to the law of diminishing returns? Book Review: Demand 2011-09-27T07:00:00Z The problem with a third round of QE, however, is that the law of diminishing returns may set in. Obama's debt drama will turn into a long-running show 2011-08-01T19:54:39Z Possibly the present generation of English industrial history will furnish many illustrations of the law of diminishing returns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Another is "the law of diminishing returns of agriculture," that you can get only so much product out of a certain piece of land, no matter how much labor and capital you put into it. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z And while the law of diminishing returns affects most sequels, Pixar's Toy Story follow-ups have only heightened the experience of the original. Pixar: what's on the hymn sheet at the Church of animation? 2010-07-07T10:56:00Z Though we increase agricultural knowledge and substitute mechanical for animal power and gasoline for hay, the law of diminishing returns will remain. American World Policies He denied the universal truth, for all stages of cultivation, of the law of diminishing returns from land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Closely related to the law of diminishing returns is the Theory of Rent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z A specific statement of the law of diminishing returns is that in the cultivation of land an increased amount of effort under usual conditions fails to give a correspondingly increased amount of produce. Rural Health and Welfare The fact that makes a vast amount of carrying necessary is that agriculture is subject to a law of diminishing returns, while manufacture obeys an opposite law. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy The differing values of men in a social population are determined, as other values are measured, by the working of the law of diminishing returns. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The law of diminishing returns seems to operate. The Fifth-Dimension Tube He also accepts the wages-fund theory, rejects the law of Malthus, and, although believing in the law of diminishing returns from land, regards rent as the reward for a service rendered. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy This is called the law of diminishing returns, and is illustrated in every industry where the accumulations of nature are depended upon for making labor effective. Rural Health and Welfare Either one of the two agents of industry, used in increasing quantities in connection with a fixed amount of the other agent, is subject to a law of diminishing returns. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Labor, as thus applied to land, is subject to a law of diminishing returns. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology How far the operation of the law of diminishing returns will allow this tendency to proceed we cannot here discuss. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The law of diminishing returns is the physical fact upon which the economic doctrine of rent is based, and requires careful attention. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy The economists have a law which they call the law of diminishing returns; but Jesus calls attention to the converse of that principle,—the law of increasing and accelerated returns. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion Land is subject to what is called the law of diminishing returns. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy The law of diminishing returns works in the factory for fixing the wages in any scale which prevails throughout a level of pay. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology But the farmer is faced with an economic principle—the law of diminishing returns. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 So far the explanation covers the “extractive industries” only, or those industries affected by the law of diminishing returns when a larger quantity is demanded. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy But there is in politics, as in economics, a law of diminishing returns. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics The law of diminishing returns applies to mining as well as to agriculture. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Since the time of the invention of printing successive quantities of literature have been given to the world, and under the law of diminishing returns literature has come to have for many very small returns. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The growth of wealth and population, and the law of diminishing returns, led to a scramble for unappropriated lands producing the raw materials of industry. Outspoken Essays Those, therefore, who admit the law of diminishing returns are inevitably led to the doctrine of rent. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy In smoking there is, thank heaven, no law of diminishing returns. Shandygaff The difficulty then is to ascertain just when the law of diminishing returns comes into play. Mince Pie "I wonder," hazarded Miss Wiggin thoughtfully, "if there isn't some sociological law about crimes, like the law of diminishing returns in physics?" By Advice of Counsel The law of diminishing returns was driving capital further and further afield; and large profits, it was hoped, might be made by the exploitation of backward countries and the reduction of their inhabitants to serfdom. Outspoken Essays Those whose supply is gained at a gradually increasing cost, under the law of diminishing returns. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy This "law of diminishing returns" may be illustrated by a simpler example. Birth Control A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians It is fortunate that the law of diminishing returns—which every farmer is forced to heed—does not apply to pastoral poets. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century The law of diminishing returns begins to operate at the point where strength becomes weight. My Life and Work The point of maximum production per head has been passed, and the law of diminishing returns is operating. Birth Control A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians Of the fundamental principle in the doctrine of rent, the law of diminishing returns, he had no full knowledge, but came very close to it. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy |
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