standard of comfort
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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
A high standard of comfort and efficient work is the cheapest way of living in the long run.
From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various
Everyone who knows Europe at all is aware of the high standard of comfort in all the small countries—Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland.
From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell
In other words, a "bare subsistence wage" does not gain by a fall in the price of the articles which belong to its standard of comfort.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
In short, the efficiency of labour was found to vary with tolerable accuracy in accordance with the standard of comfort or real wages.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
