КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «LABOUR-SAVING DEVICE»
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Language in Use Intermediate Teacher's Book
In groups, students think of a labour-saving device, either one that is unusual or
one that doesn't exist. They decide how it works and what it looks like, and make
brief notes or a sketch. • One student from each group tries to 'sell' their device to
...
Adrian Doff, Christopher Jones, 1994
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
For Dirk Gently, private detective, a simple search for a missing cat uncovers a bewildered ghost, a secret time traveller, and a devastating secret that threatens the future of humanity.
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What the Butler Saw: Two Hundred and Fifty Years of the ...
... no soaking, no trouble the servant appreciates the saving of time in the
morning,' ran a typical advertisement. The most important labour-saving device of
all was still lacking: a sensibly designed house. True, the basement fashion was
going ...
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'labour-saving ad] intended to lessen work: a labour-saving device for the kitchen
; Her kitchen is modern and labour-saving but I prefer a more homely atmosphere
. hard labour see hard. labour of love a job etc which one does for one's own ...
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Time Traveller's Handbook: A Guide to the Past
Some would-be wit once said that the best labour-saving device is a competent
servant. A decade or two into the nineteenth century, a widow with an annual
income of £400 would normally have a live-in servant. Lord Durham, jogging on
with ...
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Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the ...
Many men were opposed to any kind of labour-saving device in case it made
them so.'21 In 1925 an article in Good Housekeeping gave voice to the
widespread but apparently paradoxical suspicion that the more maids were
supplied with ...
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Family Matters: An Introduction to Family Sociology in Canada
Ironically, the term “labour-saving device” turned out to be an oxymoron.
Although these devices altered the nature of work and made it less physically
taxing on some levels, many sources document that they have not dramatically
reduced the ...
Barbara A. Mitchell, 2012
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The Conditions of Agricultural Growth: The Economics of ...
... land, and as a labour-saving device in cases when a more intensive use of
land appears to be pointless owing to stagnant demand or competition from food
imports or for other reasons. Let us first consider a country with constant
population.
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Cambridge Vocabulary for Advanced with Answers and Audio CD
... electronic device explosive device human rights freedom of expression
handheld device in-depth news analysis internet blog investigative journalism
labour-saving device mechanical device media channel mobile device
navigation device ...
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Language in Use Split Edition Intermediate Classroom
2 Labour-saving devices 1 Look at the labour-saving devices in the list. What are
they used for? Add more items to the list. Which do you think is the most useful?
Which is the least useful? 2 Think of an unusual labour-saving device (either real
...
Adrian Doff, Christopher Jones, 1994
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Must-have kitchen tools. By Matt Preston
... blast chiller or any other $2000- plus "labour-saving device". To cook with, I tend to use a stick blender for mayos, blitzing and pureeing stuff ... «Taste.com.au, Июн 15»
Gadget show a novel series
... implement, tool, utensil, contrivance, contraption, machine, mechanism, device, labour-saving device, convenience, invention or quite simply, ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Май 15»
Exposing the illegal side of the dog trade
It's a labour-saving device, and reduces the need for human contact. Across the yard from the mums I found a row of what look like old, disused ... «BBC News, Апр 15»
We need the ghost in the machine
That view is a fallacy – an expression of what scholars of automation call the “substitution myth", A labour-saving device doesn't just provide a ... «The Australian Financial Review, Апр 15»
Small Business of the Week: Just Bella
Jody Riley's Just Bella business is the perfect illustration of just how the internet can be harnessed as a massive labour-saving device. «Liverpool Echo, Мар 15»
Apple Watch: It's the precise opposite of a labour-saving device
'Apple Watch allows you to communicate immediately, and much more intimately than ever before,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said at this week's ... «The Globe and Mail, Мар 15»
Technology that inspires awe, wonder... and doubt
... a puritan would probably argue that, beyond a certain level, the utilitarian benefits of the time or labour-saving device are probably cancelled ... «The Independent, Янв 15»
Life before smartphones: The pros and cons of being the mobile …
Or lug around one of those chunky power cells. Otherwise, your wonderful 9-in-1 labour-saving device won't actually do anything at all. «Recombu, Янв 15»
Technology, simplicity and culture: Behind the scenes of Sensis …
“For SMBs it's a labour-saving device, and helps them manage cash, but it also provides them with data on their users for the first time,” Allan ... «CMO, Дек 14»
Golem, 1927, Young Vic
A simple labour-saving device soon takes on sinister authority and autonomy, but rather than turning the tale into a horror story, 1927 take this ... «The Arts Desk, Дек 14»
