Some students finished their dishes on induction cooktops in a small kitchen next to the classroom. Others simply unpacked their work and served it up.
During World War I, Americans were exhorted to buy Liberty Bonds to help their soldiers on the front.
Now, it seems, they will be asked to come to the aid of their banks — with the added inducement of possibly making some money for themselves, The New York Times’s Graham Bowley and Michael J. de la Merced write.
EU May File New Charges Against Intel
Intel faces potential new charges in Europe that allege it gave major retailers inducements not to sell computers that use AMD's chips.
“......許 多人在超過法定退休年齡後仍繼續工作，因為來自養老金界定供款計畫(defined contribution scheme)的收入有所下降。另外，由於界定利益計畫(defined benefit scheme)遇到困難，在臨退休前提出自願提前退休以獲得‘豐厚遣散費'(golden handshake)的雇員減少了......。”
【這golden handshake 是1960年首先出現的
(n. Slang.)：A lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee typically as an inducement to retire.】
--RECORD NUMBERS WORK PAST PENSION AGE By Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent Friday, July 20, 2007 (FT)
induce Show phonetics
verb FORMAL1 [T + object + to infinitive] to persuade someone to do something:
They induced her to take the job by promising editorial freedom.
Nothing could induce me (= I definitely cannot be persuaded) to climb a mountain/ride a bike.
2 [T] to cause something to happen:
Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness.
3 [T] to cause a pregnant woman to give birth to her baby earlier than she would naturally, or cause a baby to be born earlier than it would be naturally:
In this hospital, twins are often induced.
-induced Show phonetics
suffix
caused by the stated person or activity:
a self-induced illness
work-induced stress
inducement Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
an act or thing that is intended to persuade someone or something:
financial/cash inducements
Those tenants are not going to swap life-time security for shorter-term leases without some inducement.
[+ to infinitive] They offered voters a massive inducement to oust the president by announcing that sanctions would be lifted if there was 'democratic change'.
induction Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
when an event or process is induced:
the induction of labour
induction cooker
An induction cooker is a stovetop that uses electromagnetic energy to heat compatible pots and pans:
- A copper coil under the cooktop generates electromagnetic energy that creates a magnetic current in the cookware, heating it up.
- Induction cookers are more efficient and heat up faster than traditional gas stoves.
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