be vested in sb/sth, corollary, signpost

"....坦白說，若不是這一波蕭條，我還真不太相信凱因斯經濟學。若不是克魯曼的尖銳筆路，我也不那麼容易被說服。凱因斯在其名著《就業、利息與貨幣一般理論》中 說，改變固有的觀念（vested ideas）才是難的。克魯曼讓我了解，這不是一句哲理，而是活生生的事實。在政界，有所謂「板蕩辨忠奸」，在學界，恐怕真要在這蕭條、失靈的年代，才能 發現誰才是真正偉大的經濟學者。"


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... working with best efforts on policy, leading themselves astray without guidance of profound knowledge Some important

Some important signposts for profound knowledge.

Enlargement of a committee does not necessarily improve results. Enlargement of a committee is not a reliable way to acquire profound knowledge.

Corollaries of this theorem are frightening. True, popular vote acts as a ballast over a dictator, but does it provide the rightanswer?

Does the House of Bishops serve the church better than governance vested in the Archbishop? History leads to grave doubts. ...

Definition

corollary Hide phonetics
noun [C] FORMAL
something that results from something else:
Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society.

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be vested in sb/sth phrasal verb (ALSO be vested with sth) FORMAL
If power or authority is vested in someone or something, or if they are vested with power or authority, it is officially given to them:
Control has been vested in local authorities.
He has been vested with the power/authority to implement whatever changes he sees fit.

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signpost (ROAD SIGN) Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a pole at the side of a road, especially at a point where two or more roads meet, which gives information about routes and distances:
The signpost said 'London 18 miles'.

signpost Hide phonetics
verb [T usually passive]
The road wasn't very well signposted (= provided with signposts).
We found where we were going very easily, because it was signposted (= the direction was shown by signposts) all the way.

signpost (SHOW FUTURE) Hide phonetics
noun [C]
something which shows what is going to happen, or what should happen, in the future:
This upturn in the country's economy is a splendid signpost to the future.

signpost Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to show what is going to happen in the future:
The early chapters of the book signpost what is going to happen further on.