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Although nearly all have used the metric system throughout their school careers they use Imperial measures in everyday situations.
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As experienced Yankees know, one of the big adventures is dealing with the metric system .
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But you will find it easier using the Continental metric system of measures.
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Decimals are essential to the understanding of measurement in the metric system .
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Drop the requirement for use of the metric system on road signs.
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He campaigned for free education, and for the introduction into Britain of the metric system .
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These two factors together mean that the fundamentals of the metric system present difficulties to them.