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we wander round in T-shirts in December insisting that anything less than a constant 25 Celsius is freezing
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to make an official statement that sth must happen Pol. zarządzić, nakazać, orzec. start learning
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the Parker Morris Standards decreed that dwellings should be fitted with heating systems
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a place where people can live start learning
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dwellings should be fitted with heating systems
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if a place is equipped with sth it is ____ with it. start learning
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dwellings should be fitted with heating systems
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the notion of humanitarian needs was acknowledged
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to accept, admit or recognize (something, or the truth or existence of something); start learning
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the notion of humanitarian needs was acknowledged,
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to put a piece of glass into (a window) start learning
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there was interest in double glazing and other forms of insulation.
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to protect sb or sth from outside influences start learning
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there was interest in double glazing and other forms of insulation.
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____ (US Installment plan) is a system of paying for something in which the buyer pays part of the cost immediately and then makes small regular payments until the debt is reduced to nothing. start learning
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the explosion of hire purchase and easy credit,
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a deep feeling that other people do not respect you or have a good opinion of you start learning
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hire purchase was surrounded by stigma.
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there was a philosophical drive behind the change.
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the process of making something as great in amount, size, or importance as possible: start learning
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It's to do with avoidance of pain and the maximisation of pleasure,
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If people get what they want immediately they expect instant _____. start learning
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We expect instant gratification
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to change an opinion, idea, etc.: start learning
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shift (sth) away from sth They have shifted the emphasis of the business away from traditional manufacturing.
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We expect instant gratification and with the shift away from living with scarcity that's become a benchmark of success
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a lack of something: inadequate supply; rarity or infrequent occurrence start learning
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the shift away from living with scarcity
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a standard for measuring or judging other things of the same type: a criterion by which to measure something; standard; reference point. start learning
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Her performances set a new benchmark for classical pianists. that's become a benchmark of success
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strength, bravery or strength of character start learning
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a bit of suffering was seen to be a good thing morally, it gave people backbone
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the matters which are waiting to be discussed or achieved a secret aim or reason for doing something: start learning
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There's no hidden agenda - I'm just trying to help. Whereas today there is no agenda other than to maximise our pleasure through our consumption habits and practices.
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a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living; start learning
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We have a generation of people who have no idea of privation
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something which is greatly disliked or disapproved of; a strong curse. start learning
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For older employees, the new system is an anathema. the idea that they can't have it easy is anathema.
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a factory in which a particular product is made or power is produced: start learning
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apartment blocks were often heated with surplus energy from power plants.
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