Resource
noun
Something that a country, organization, or person has which they can use.
The library has excellent learning resources.
Often appears as...
- natural resource
- human resource
noun
In business, this refers to materials or qualities such as time and manpower which an organization has available to use.
The project was successful because we managed our resources well.
Often appears as...
- resource management
- resource allocation
noun
In computing, a resource is any physical or virtual component of limited availability within a computer system.
We need to upgrade our resources to handle the increased demand.
Often appears as...
- system resource
- network resource
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Technical
noun
An ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
She's a woman of resource.
Often appears as...
- natural resourcefulness
- determination and resource
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
noun
Something that a country, organization, or person has which they can use.
The library has excellent learning resources.
Often appears as...
- natural resource
- human resource
noun
In business, this refers to materials or qualities such as time and manpower which an organization has available to use.
The project was successful because we managed our resources well.
Often appears as...
- resource management
- resource allocation
noun
In computing, a resource is any physical or virtual component of limited availability within a computer system.
We need to upgrade our resources to handle the increased demand.
Often appears as...
- system resource
- network resource
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
She's a woman of resource.
Often appears as...
- natural resourcefulness
- determination and resource
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Versatile Usage
The term can apply to a wide variety of useful things, from water to wisdom.
Her extensive travel experience was a valuable resource for the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract or Concrete
'Resource' can refer to something tangible like oil, or intangible like skills.
The company considers its skilled workforce to be its greatest resource.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Often implies an advantageous or beneficial quality.
Bilingual employees are seen as a resource in international business.
Pro Tip 1/3Versatile Usage
The term can apply to a wide variety of useful things, from water to wisdom.
Her extensive travel experience was a valuable resource for the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract or Concrete
'Resource' can refer to something tangible like oil, or intangible like skills.
The company considers its skilled workforce to be its greatest resource.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Often implies an advantageous or beneficial quality.
Bilingual employees are seen as a resource in international business.
Pro Tip 1/3Versatile Usage
The term can apply to a wide variety of useful things, from water to wisdom.
Her extensive travel experience was a valuable resource for the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract or Concrete
'Resource' can refer to something tangible like oil, or intangible like skills.
The company considers its skilled workforce to be its greatest resource.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Often implies an advantageous or beneficial quality.
Bilingual employees are seen as a resource in international business.
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What makes muscles grow?...
At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open, so your brain appeals to other muscles for help. You plant your feet, tighten your belly, and tense your back, generating enough force to yank it open. Your nervous system has just leveraged the resources you already have,
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The life cycle of a...
But there are things we can do. Consider shopping secondhand. Try to look for textiles made from recycled or organic fabrics. Wash clothes less and line dry to save resources. Instead of throwing them away at the end of their life, donate, recycle, or reuse them as cleaning rags.
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Why do people get so...
They're doing poorly in math because they're anxious about it. Some psychologists think that's because math anxiety decreases a cognitive resource called working memory. That's the short-term memory system that helps you organize the information you need to complete a task.
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The paradox of value -...
is to vary the way we spend our time and resources. After our basic needs are met, we'd theoretically decide to invest in choices only to the point they're useful or enjoyable. Of course, how effectively any of us manage to maximize utility in real life is another matter.
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Your body language may...
are the ones with no resources and no technology and no status and no power. Give it to them because they can do it in private. They need their bodies, privacy and two minutes, and it can significantly change the outcomes of their life. Thank you.
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Xiaolin Zheng: Solar...
The reason I'm interested in solar energy is very simple. There is abundant resources of solar energy. Here we show the world's energy resources. The big one in the center is the annual energy from the sun. The ones on the right-hand side
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An eco-modernist...
standards without destroying the natural world we need to move our civilization beyond a dependence on natural resources so how do we do that exactly well first off we need people to continue moving to cities because they
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Why are there so many...
This trait not only transforms insects, but also helps them maximize the available resources in an ecosystem. Take butterflies. In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate
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Why do women have...
The answer begins with pregnancy. During this process, the body's resources are cleverly used to shape a suitable environment for a fetus, creating an internal haven for a mother to nurture her growing child.
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Sir David Attenborough...
and it's unthinkable to have a world without a healthy ocean i still think we have the capability to change the manner in which we're wasting the resources in which we're
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What makes muscles grow?...
At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open, so your brain appeals to other muscles for help. You plant your feet, tighten your belly, and tense your back, generating enough force to yank it open. Your nervous system has just leveraged the resources you already have,
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
But there are things we can do. Consider shopping secondhand. Try to look for textiles made from recycled or organic fabrics. Wash clothes less and line dry to save resources. Instead of throwing them away at the end of their life, donate, recycle, or reuse them as cleaning rags.
Video examples
Why do people get so...
They're doing poorly in math because they're anxious about it. Some psychologists think that's because math anxiety decreases a cognitive resource called working memory. That's the short-term memory system that helps you organize the information you need to complete a task.
Video examples
The paradox of value -...
is to vary the way we spend our time and resources. After our basic needs are met, we'd theoretically decide to invest in choices only to the point they're useful or enjoyable. Of course, how effectively any of us manage to maximize utility in real life is another matter.
Video examples
Your body language may...
are the ones with no resources and no technology and no status and no power. Give it to them because they can do it in private. They need their bodies, privacy and two minutes, and it can significantly change the outcomes of their life. Thank you.
Video examples
Xiaolin Zheng: Solar...
The reason I'm interested in solar energy is very simple. There is abundant resources of solar energy. Here we show the world's energy resources. The big one in the center is the annual energy from the sun. The ones on the right-hand side
Video examples
An eco-modernist...
standards without destroying the natural world we need to move our civilization beyond a dependence on natural resources so how do we do that exactly well first off we need people to continue moving to cities because they
Video examples
Why are there so many...
This trait not only transforms insects, but also helps them maximize the available resources in an ecosystem. Take butterflies. In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate
Video examples
Why do women have...
The answer begins with pregnancy. During this process, the body's resources are cleverly used to shape a suitable environment for a fetus, creating an internal haven for a mother to nurture her growing child.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
and it's unthinkable to have a world without a healthy ocean i still think we have the capability to change the manner in which we're wasting the resources in which we're
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
There are a lot of things you can do in space, and space essentially is unlimited resources. We are climbing over ourselves here looking for the next source of energy. The universe has an unlimited source of energy.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
The world has not yet reached the point which, in my view, is an essential condition for the survival of our human species: access by all the peoples to the material resources of this planet.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
You learn a lot in life but there are a lot of tools and resources in school that help you grow professionally and personally for whatever goal you may want to achieve.
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Richard E. Byrd
American Explorer
Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I see children, all children, as humanity's most precious resource, because it will be to them that the care of the planet will always be left.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
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Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.
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Joni Ernst
American Politician
The state knows best how to protect resources.
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Shabana Azmi
Indian Actress
An actor's resource base must be life itself.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
There are a lot of things you can do in space, and space essentially is unlimited resources. We are climbing over ourselves here looking for the next source of energy. The universe has an unlimited source of energy.
Quote examples
Fidel Castro
Statesman
The world has not yet reached the point which, in my view, is an essential condition for the survival of our human species: access by all the peoples to the material resources of this planet.
Quote examples
Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
You learn a lot in life but there are a lot of tools and resources in school that help you grow professionally and personally for whatever goal you may want to achieve.
Quote examples
Richard E. Byrd
American Explorer
Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I see children, all children, as humanity's most precious resource, because it will be to them that the care of the planet will always be left.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
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Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.
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Joni Ernst
American Politician
The state knows best how to protect resources.
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Shabana Azmi
Indian Actress
An actor's resource base must be life itself.
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