Sample sentences for ECONOMICS

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the study of how limited resources are allocated in an attempt to satisfy unlimited wants

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.
Thomas Sowell

It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a "dismal science." But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.
Murray N. Rothbard
She's likable, but I won't vote for her because of her leanings in economics.
In economics we call it obfuscation with a cloud of smoke and a couple of mirrors.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics.
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World
The man in the street can't be expected to know enough about politics, economics, world commerce and what have you.
Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
It doesn't have to be about economics," he said, bringing the food over.
Scott Westerfeld -- Uglies
Newt and the Raineys left the more abstruse questions to others and spent most of their time trying to reckon the economics of a visit to town.
Larry McMurtry -- Lonesome Dove
I figured it would be a good way to experience some real-time economics while at the same time studying the larger trends.
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
Roshaneh brought in another dynamic Pakistani woman, Sadaffe Abid, who had studied economics at Mount Holyoke College.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
But he did not know the economics.
Tim O'Brien -- Going After Cacciato
I could no longer think that the tides of economics were not my concern.
Richard Wright -- Black Boy
Politics, economics, social systems, bills, family, commitments .... it can all be a bit overwhelming.
William P. Young -- The Shack
As if in an economics class I had been ushered over into a column of transmutable commodities: the Murdered.
Alice Sebold -- The Lovely Bones
The group studied politics, philosophy, economics — the dynamics of social revolution.
Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
I have heard hairdressers quoted with complete conviction in art, literature, politics, economics, child care, and morals.
John Steinbeck -- Travels with Charley
The economics of disaster placed a penalty upon prejudice.
Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
Dad asked me questions about economics and retail management and sports.
Sharon M. Draper -- Out of My Mind
When one possessed such power and such resources, one could not be bothered with minor economics.
Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End
His father got his degree from Cambridge University and was an economics professor.
Malcolm Gladwell -- Blink

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