Efficient

Examples

• The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• He was not a Plato or an Archimedes, but an efficient officer o f State, conscious of indebtedness to the great scientists and philosophers. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I notified him, also, that I had sent Grierson to take command of his cavalry, he being a very efficient officer. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Man was binding himself into new and larger and more efficient combinations indeed, but at a price. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The cage allowed air to pass and light to escape, and although by the combustion of the fire-damp the wire gauze might become red hot, it was still efficient as a safety-lamp. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Stoves of this character are as efficient and economical as coal stoves, and are in great demand, especially where coal and wood are scarce and high-priced. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It presents, therefore, much less difficulty in the insulation of the wires than frictional electricity, whilst the rapidity of its transmission is for practical purposes equally efficient. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He was an expert and efficient workman in whatever he undertook; and was, both from habit and principle, prompt and faithful. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The X-ray was taken at the Ospedale Maggiore and the doctor who did it was excitable, efficient and cheerful. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Ampère and of Baron de Schilling, though in some respects not so efficient as either, for its action was slow, and it required a separate wire for each letter of the alphabet. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• What would be the history of the European War without the machine gun is not easy to state, but as a highly efficient weapon of war its quality has been abundantly proved. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is one of the lightest and cheapest of automobiles, runs easily at ten to twelve miles an hour, and is an efficient hill-climber. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• And if you are inclined to despise the day of small things, seek some more efficient succour than such as I can offer. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may always expect the most efficient service. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• This was indeed very efficient and could be used also as a small stove. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Dodge, an exceedingly efficient officer, having been badly wounded, had to leave the army about the first of October. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The corks should always be boiled in water containing 1 ounce to the gallon, which is also efficient in disinfecting tubes, taps, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• These open-coil grills are also very efficient as toasters, the bread being placed on top of the grating, which protects the coils from injury. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The second locomotive was proving so efficient at the Killingworth Colliery that friends of the inventor urged him to look into the possible use of steam in traveling on the common roads. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• But socialism has never gone on to a thorough examination of that proviso for efficient administration. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I see that efficient preparation and a resolute attitude are the best means of averting bloodshed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• You know, Watson, I don't mind confessing to you that I have always had an idea that I would have made a highly efficient criminal. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Historical parallels are remarkably efficient in this way. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• This is the most practical method of purification in the home, and is very efficient. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Nevertheless very efficient electric lamps working by voltaic batteries were devised by Foucault, Duboscq, Deleuil and others as early as 1853. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• That mode of insulation was found very efficient. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• For the action of this very efficient telegraph only five wires were required, and the signals being all primary ones, the messages might have been transmitted very quickly. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• An efficient police force will be on hand to preserve order and keep the wild beasts from leaping the railings and discommoding the audience. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Faraday was a chemist, and Davy's most brilliant pupil and efficient assistant. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The steam turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

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