Today, Lord Layard argues, unemployment is no longer Britain's biggest social problem.

今天，莱亚德勋爵宣称：失业已经不再是英国最大的社会问题。

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In some ways, lords Skidelsky, Layard and the other happy warriors are obviously right.

在某些方面，斯基德尔斯基和莱亚德勋爵等人对幸福的倡导显然是正确的。

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Sure enough, well-being rises steeply with income, then levels off, just as Lord Layard contends.

就像Layard声称的那样，幸福程度当然是起初随着收入陡增，然后下降。

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The best bet would be to get Richard Layard on the phone to discuss solutions.

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The diagram, shown to Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, Layard recalled, persuaded Chernomyrdin to shift policy.

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But Lord Layard's argument implies that people have a tendency to work too much.

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