standard of comfort
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The standard of comfort in mere material things is now so high in well-to-do households that to a healthy nature the millionaire can add little to it.
From The Map of Life Conduct and Character by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
I once made a German exceedingly angry by saying that the standard of comfort was higher in England than in Germany.
From Home Life in Germany by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
But even making these admissions, his words seem to be evidence of a standard of comfort higher in some respects than could be attained by the corresponding classes to-day.
From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various
When little work is available for his wife and children, or where his "standard of comfort" requires them not to undertake wage-work, his minimum wage must suffice to keep some four persons.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
I have been so far particular in my remarks concerning the Ballinrobe widow, in order to compare the inland standard of comfort with that prevailing on the sea-coast.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
