standard of comfort
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Peace and order helped to raise the standard of comfort.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
Free maintenance for children should be accepted by trade unionists as tending to raise the standard of comfort.
From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by J. Ellis Barker
Next to a necessary in this respect will come what is termed a "conventional necessary," something which by custom has been firmly implanted as an integral portion of the standard of comfort.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
It might be long before he could offer her the lowest standard of comfort necessary for an Englishwoman in a hot, foreign country.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
It is often wise and necessary to disregard the social standard of comfort, because it imposes foolish expenses and contemptible ostentation, but it is very difficult to disregard the social standard of comfort.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
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