| 单词 | system of measurement |
| 例句 | The slippery arithmetic and the sly system of measurement that converts bundles into manak boras into kilos is controlled by the contractors, and leaves plenty of room for manipulation of the worst kind. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Two 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z The project is christened Mamo – the "Marseille Modulor" – in a riff on Le Corbusier's system of measurement, and a cheeky inversion of New York's MoMA, which seems appropriate given how Ora-Ïto made his name. Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse rooftop gym transformed into art space 2013-04-08T15:42:03Z The word “science” as it is commonly used refers narrowly to complex, specialized, and mechanistic systems of measurement to understand what we call reality. Stop believing this myth: No, Native Americans are not “anti-science” 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Many old systems of measurement relied on the human body. Review | By measuring the world, humans changed it 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The U.S. uses a different system of measurement, usually called the U.S. system. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Biologists, like all scientists, rely on a common system of measurement and safety practices while carrying out research. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to properly survey the 1,833 sample villages out of the total 560,000, the short-staffed institute needed investigators who could together negotiate 15 languages and 140 local systems of measurement. National Sample Survey: How India taught the world the art of collecting data 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z It is New Zealand's first recession since the global financial crisis and its worst since 1987, when the current system of measurement began. Covid pushes New Zealand into worst recession 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z America broke with the imperial system of measurement in 1893 and officially adopted metric standards under the order of Thomas Mendenhall, then the superintendent of the U.S. America Has Two Feet. It’s About to Lose One of Them. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The U.S. system of measurement uses units of inch, foot, yard, and mile to measure length and pound and ton to measure weight. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Scientists use a common system of measurement to understand and replicate each other’s experiments. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Ancien régime France, like most nations of the time, contained a mess of competing systems of measurement, with standards varying by region, town, and trade. The Kilogram’s Long, Slow Climb to Harmony 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z A shared system of measurement would promote trade between the two nations and serve as a slap in the face to the British, who were still fumbling about with feet and furlongs. Pirates — yes, pirates — may be why the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The American Academy of Pediatrics supports a metric-only system of measurement for liquid children’s medications. Brain Cells That May Play a Key Role in Appetite 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z It’s just that our older systems of measurement aren’t recording this increased wealth properly. Dani Rodrik's Worries About Premature Industrialisation 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z To adjust BMI to the standard system of measurement, divide weight in pounds by height in inches squared, then multiply the result by 703. BMI may not be the last word on health risks, some experts say 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Italy and Germany were unified out of dozens of statelets, duchies, and principalities, and a neutral system of measurement helped soothe parochial jealousies. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Scientists spend a lot of time thinking about ways to improve systems of measurement. Economic View: In Search of a Stable Electronic Currency 2014-03-01T16:00:24Z To set up a system of measurement for such purposes as these involved much theoretical discussion and an enormous amount of experimental investigation. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z This curious system of measurement gave rise not only to difficulties in computing the area of contiguous properties, but to misunderstandings and disputes which caused much litigation. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Using the metric system of measurement, BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. BMI may not be the last word on health risks, some experts say 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z There is no question that a uniform global system of measurement helps cross-border trade and investment. Why Won’t America Go Metric? 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Their salaries and jobs depend on improving test scores, even though experts on academic assessment say these “value-added” systems of measurement are not reliable. The problem with Obama?s speech to students 2011-09-28T18:54:00Z It was the native place of Lenoir, who invented the instrument which made possible the definite determination of the metric system of measurement. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Everyone says baseball is a game of inches, but no sport represents the Imperial system of measurement better than football. Castrodale: Isn't a good, clean hit enough? 2010-10-20T17:04:00Z All the same, a huge system of measurement like State of the USA may be more politically palatable to America’s elected officials than the smaller dashboard envisioned by the Stiglitz commission. The Rise and Fall of the G.D.P. 2010-05-13T19:31:00Z The metric system is the system of measurement of which the meter is the fundamental unit. The Style Book of The Detroit News "The bit" which followed the mile belonged to a system of measurement even more generous than Irish miles and acres. Lady Bountiful The tail, which is an unimportant matter, but which in the present system of measurement is a considerable factor, should be measured and noted separately. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Furthermore, according to any system of measurement that is natural to us, three of the co-ordinates will be measurements of space and one will be a measurement of time. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 Namely, Euclidean geometry already provides us with our system of measurement. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy Spanish vessels looked bigger than their tonnage, being high built; and Spanish official reports likewise exaggerated the size because their system of measurement made their three tons equal to an English four. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Though the metric system is the official system of measurement and is gradually coming into use, many of the older standards still prevail. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future SIZE.—Here we come to a much-vexed question, on which there is much divergence of opinion, and the controversy will never be decided until sportsmen have adopted a more correct system of measurement. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon It has been laid down that these laws are to be expressed in differential equations which, as expressed in any general system of measurement, should bear no reference to any other particular measure-system. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 The length of a tiger will depend upon the system of measurement. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 What system of measurement tells her the dimensions? Bramble-Bees and Others |
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