| 词汇 | example_english_consumer-durables |
| 释义 | Examples of consumer durablesThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Favorable figures on trade or the purchase of consumerdurables will drive up the stock market, or rather (to be precise) the stock indexes. Yet in the 1920s more and more of the common symbols of material progress were mechanical consumerdurables. Instead, it was deemed normal that youngsters spend their money on clothes, entertainment or consumerdurables, or that they should save for marriage. Instead, respondents were asked about the consumerdurables owned by the household, such as radio, television, car, bicycle, farming animal and the like. He also found that people invest in fixed assets and consumerdurables in order to reduce their income transfers. However, one can argue that the omission of consumerdurables may be inappropriate when studying longer-horizon returns. Rather, agents derive utility from the service flow derived from the stock of consumerdurables. Abandoned furniture and consumerdurables were a sign of the rapid turnover of residents. Consumerdurables, as relatively affordable portable property associated with marriage and domestic life, stand between these two extreme forms. Those households owning more consumerdurables report lower recent fertility. Sometimes people leave the labels on consumerdurables to emphasize their origins; likewise, empty tins and packets from imported sweets or perfume are left on display around the house. Moreover, home ownership encouraged the growth of a mentality that placed a high premium on property and consumerdurables as economic and cultural ends in themselves. Most capital share calibrations in the real-business-cycle literature use values of one-third or higher, based principally on inclusion of consumerdurables in the measure of the capital stock. It is the sum total of what people do—whether they stay in or whether they go out and spend frivolously, or on consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The greater sophistication of world trade has been largely due to the greater sophistication of consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its steel is allegedly going to cars and consumerdurables such as washing machines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the sector, the consumerdurables sector, that we as a nation have lost—not completely—to foreigners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The growth in ownership of consumerdurables has been faster than at any time in our history. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we clamp down on the demand for consumerdurables, the owners clamp down on increasing production of the goods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I mean, of course, the motor industry and the industries producing consumerdurables generally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not people who are pressing in their demands for consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One has only to look at the increased availability and ownership in consumerdurables to see this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unlike the prices of so many consumerdurables, hardware prices have gone down and down and so has the purchase price of computer software. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The 10-year provision will cause problems for those manufacturing consumerdurables, such as motor cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is shown in particular by the charts which cover disposable income and consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am thinking of consumerdurables such as television sets, video recorders, home computers and cameras. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have driven up housing prices and the demand for consumerdurables, which have had to be imported. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The introduction of euro notes and coins, then, also brings visible successes for consumers: prices for consumerdurables, such as cars, will fall. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English But this is very important when considering the price structure of consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are building and furnishing their house, and they are buying many consumerdurables which will last for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the demand for those consumerdurables falls, so also will the demand for the labour that produces those consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are able to buy more consumerdurables, production will rise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tax applies to only a limited range of goods, with particular emphasis on consumerdurables and semi-durables, and not at all to services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of the remainder of our consumer taxes, a heavy burden is borne by a certain limited number of consumerdurables such as refrigerators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A further £11 million was offered for expansion by manufacturers of consumerdurables already there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not covered by what are called consumerdurables in the cost of living index, whatever they may mean. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a burden on the service industry producing sewing machines, all consumerdurables, motor cars and commercial vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here are some figures for the percentage of households with certain key consumerdurables or amenities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be available to absorb any slack in the economy, as would a public works policy of consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that the increase in the production of consumerdurables, in which such motors would be used, will have a beneficial effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have said that so much footwear, so many dry irons and so many consumerdurables come from foreign countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would be able to compare the prices of many other consumerdurables as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It concerns the way we produce vehicles and the way we view consumerdurables, including cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A considerable number of consumerdurables are purchased under finance agreements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nearly all have access to the majority of common consumerdurables such as telephones, central heating and the like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an example to show why there is today a hire-purchase debt for consumerdurables rising to nearly £1,000 million to the finance companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is today consumption of consumerdurables which is offset by no consumption, or a fall in consumption, until the hire-purchase debt is repaid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The really striking increase in our economy this year has been in what are roughly called consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the level would be sufficiently low to include financial purchases such as cars and consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ownership of homes, shares and consumerdurables has risen considerably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The parents have not got the consumerdurables or the household equipment they desire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not thinking so much in terms of consumerdurables, from which it is fair enough to siphon off excess demand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This has affected cars, furniture and other consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our traditional industries of cars, textiles and consumerdurables can no longer compete in the world markets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One thinks of consumerdurables; for example, motor cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The young married people are purchasers not just of houses but of consumerdurables, and this is important for employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They show substantial percentage increases in the possession of these consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is not only consumer goods, including consumerdurables, but also capital goods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most people have most of the main consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One must also consider other indicators such as the possession of consumerdurables to build up a picture of relative wealth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us confine ourselves to consumerdurables: three to five years is not unreasonable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, a continuing balance of payments deterioration, brought about by a flood of consumerdurables, cannot possibly be sustained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, in the case of consumerdurables, this is a serious point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was thus a mass market for consumerdurables in this country and in the developed world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That largely goes for taxes on most of the other consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been through a long list of consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The price cuts in consumerdurables were enormous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Increasing the price of consumerdurables must inevitably mean a reduction in the demand for them, because this demand is not inelastic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are much less likely to realise their savings, if they are well invested long term, and spend them on consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of them buy their consumerdurables and clothing from catalogues that enable them to buy on credit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What about consumerdurables such as washing machines? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been fine achievements in the export of cars, televisions and other consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are also saying that they have five years in which they cannot accumulate either savings or consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are similarities in the purchase of consumerdurables and there are certain other similarities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is real dissatisfaction at the moment with after-sales service, particularly of heavy consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of the consumerdurables came from development areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bottom income decile has experienced improvement in income, improvement in consumerdurables and improvement of living standards, year after year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be extra spending on consumerdurables and luxury items. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The less well-off have enjoyed a rise in the possession of consumerdurables, and vulnerable groups have been much better protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ownership of consumerdurables has become so widespread that in many directions further home demand must be largely replacement demand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can spread the benefit of these and other consumerdurables but only with a prosperous industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The steel industry has been especially hard hit because its greatest customers— ships, railways, motor cars and consumerdurables— have suffered more than the average. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The programme should provide benefits for industries such as motor vehicles, chemicals, shipbuilding, clothing, construction, machine tools, electrical equipment, furniture and consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I represent a manufacturing area, involved mainly in consumerdurables, particularly the carpet industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As far as my experience goes, competition in consumerdurables in this country is as strong as it ever was, but it is competition between alternatives, competition between different designs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of these things are consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is important that necessary information should be available, particularly for buyers of consumerdurables, so that they can make the right choice to suit their needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The severity of its cut-back on home demand could lead to short-time working and unemployment in firms making consumerdurables like washing machines, television sets and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it increases, it will be more and more difficult to establish and diversify over the country the various institutions for the production of consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may well be more consumerdurables bought; but you have to go a long way to buy them in many of the estates about which we are talking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That applies especially to consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until the home market is reinvigorated in motor cars—the most expensive and most sophisicated of consumerdurables—it will not be possible substantially to increase our exports. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a time when many consumerdurables, even motor cars and all sorts of mechanical devices, were sold not at fixed prices but at competitive prices in the shops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is considerable confusion in consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The substantial element of mortgage interest and the cost of sophisticated consumerdurables in the national retail price index is inappropriate to the vast majority of people of pension age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They see houses packed with consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Three and a half million go without the basic consumerdurables such as carpets, a washing machine or a fridge, which most people consider to be necessities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the wage-earner today is more likely to own a car, a television set, a washing machine and a vast range of other expensive consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third most produces consumerdurables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any meaningful growth will come from high technology industries and not from the old traditional consumerdurables area, which has always absorbed surplus labour in previous booms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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