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31William McKinley: Second Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 4, 1901 When we assembled here on the 4th of March, 1897, there was great anxiety with regard to our currency and credit. None exists now. Then our Treasury receipts were inadequate to meet the current… …
32Czar (political term) — Czar or tsar is an informal title for certain high level officials in the United States and United Kingdom. Political czars can run or organize governmental departments, and may devote their expertise to a single area of work. The czars have… …
33resource productivity — UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS, PRODUCTION ► the process of using resources as effectively as possible when producing goods and services in order to reduce or avoid waste: »Incentives will be offered for care and conservation, efficiency, and resource… …
34blow off — vb 1. British to fart. A children s term of the 1950s which was revived in the 1980s. ► We were right in the middle of the restau rant and Kitty blew off in front of them all. (Recorded, father, London, 1986) 2. American to reject, get rid of… …
35economize — e•con•o•mize [[t]ɪˈkɒn əˌmaɪz[/t]] v. mized, miz•ing 1) bus to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance 2) bus to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally • Etymology: 1640–50 e•con′o•miz er, n …
36economise — [c]/əˈkɒnəmaɪz / (say uh konuhmuyz) verb (economised, economising) –verb (t) 1. to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally: *Minor pleasures consisted in seeing how far she could economise the ingredients of pudding or cake –henry handel… …
37economize — [i kän′ə mīz΄, ēkän′ə mīz′ ] vi. economized, economizing to avoid waste or needless expenditure; reduce expenses vt. to manage or use with thrift economizer n …
38e|con|o|mize — «ih KON uh myz», verb, mized, miz|ing. –v.t. to use little of; use to the best advantage: »If you can economize your time, you will get more done in less time. –v.i. to cut down expenses; avoid waste or extravagance: »The development they want in …
39environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
40Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
