flatlining, dropouts, graduation rates, galvanize

Ask any economist what they see as the biggest risk to Britain’s growth prospects and the reply is the same: “productivity”. GDP per hour worked is lower now than in 2007, and flatlining. Here are three reforms that could fix Britain's productivity crisis. Without them, Britain will continue to grind forward with the hand-brake onhttp://econ.st/1I1kFMp

The period of transition from feudalism to modern capitalism was long. Economic growth in the 16th century barely kept pace with the growing population. The economy had its ups and down but broadly flatlined between 1500 and 1600. 


 But even this humble target now looks tough. Income tax has brought in less than expected, as has VAT: consumer spending is held back by flatlining wages. On top of this the sale of 4G spectrum, supposed to raise £3.5 billion, netted just £2.3 billion (see article).


 Japan needs women power to galvanize economy: party
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must put more women in key posts to boost its economy and to prove its ruling party has changed its hidebound ways, the party's top spokeswoman said on Tuesday, just days after two female party executives clashed over quotas for ...


STUDY POINTS TO FEWER DROP-OUT FACTORY SCHOOLS
After decades of flat-lining graduation rates, states finally have started to turn around or close hundreds of so-called “dropout factory” schools and recover some of the thousands of students who had already given up, according to a new study. The Washington, D.C.-based policy firm Civic Enterprises, whose 2006 report, “The Silent Epidemic,” helped galvanize state and federal attention on high school dropouts, reported Tuesday that most states have gained momentum in improving graduation rates, but will need to improve at least five times faster to meet a national goal of 90 percent of students graduating on time by 2020. The article is in Education Week.


The iPhone is by far Apple's most important product, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the company's sales last year. But iPhone sales have flatlined since 2015, frustrating millions of investors in one of the market's most widely held stocks

flat-lining
having no heart rate. basically dying

flatline

Pronunciation: /ˈflatlʌɪn /

VERB

[NO OBJECT]

1informal (Of a person) die:they injected themselves with a deadly drug and flatlined

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1.1(Of a project or undertaking) fail:her career has flatlined about three timesalready

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2Fail to increase; remain static:their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3%

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Origin

1980s: from flat¹ + line¹ (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death).

galvanize

 

音節

gal • va • nize, ((主に英))-nise

発音

gǽlvənàiz

galvanizeの変化形

galvanized (過去形) • galvanized (過去分詞) • galvanizing (現在分詞) • galvanizes (三人称単数現在)

galvanizeの慣用句

galvanized, （全1件）

[動](他)

1 …に電流を通す, 電流をかけて刺激する.

2 …を活気づかせる；〈人に〉ショックを与えて（突然）…させる((into ...))

He was galvanized back to life.
彼は元気を取り戻した

It galvanized her into action.
彼女はそれに励まされて行動を起こした.

3 《医学》…に直流電気療法を施す.

4 …を亜鉛メッキする.

gál・va・nìzed

[形]亜鉛メッキを施した.

gál・va・nìz・er

[名]