adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
metric system
metric ton
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
system
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These two factors together mean that the fundamentals of the metric system present difficulties to them.
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As experienced Yankees know, one of the big adventures is dealing with the metric system .
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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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But you will find it easier using the Continental metric system of measures.
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He campaigned for free education, and for the introduction into Britain of the metric system .
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Drop the requirement for use of the metric system on road signs.
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Decimals are essential to the understanding of measurement in the metric system .
ton
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Measured on the carbon dioxide scale, it emitted 2.109 metric tons percapita in 1986 from fossil fuels and cement production.
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A metric ton is equal to 2, 205 pounds.
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Britain in the same year emitted 2.938 metric tons percapita from the same resources; the United States 5.005.
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Refiners and users had expected a 200, 000 to 300, 000 metric ton increase, analysts and industry officials said.
tons
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Measured on the carbon dioxide scale, it emitted 2.109 metric tons percapita in 1986 from fossil fuels and cement production.
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The quantity of hazardous waste sent out-of-state for treatment totals 252, 460 metric tons .
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Export deliveries of steel were steady at 302, 000 metric tons .
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Total output of crude steel increased 3 percent to 714, 951 metric tons .
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The quantity of waste that falls into this category totals 2, 837, 220 metric tons .
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Sri Lanka bought 100, 000 metric tons , or 3. 67 million bushels.
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Oaky Creek produces about 3. 5 million metric tons of high-quality coking coal a year.
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Production for November totaled 760, 000 metric tons , down 1. 7 % from a year earlier.
unit
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Most low attainers lack knowledge of the relationship between metric units and they also have problems with decimals.
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After his death, the scientific community made amends for their initial disrespect by naming the metric unit of energy after him.
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Customers can ask for a pound of bananas, but traders are obliged to weigh them in metric units .
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Linear measurements may be given either in imperial or metric units , but area is normally quoted in square metres.
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Some items were also tried out with Imperial units and these were often much easier than the same question with metric units.
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For the tasks illustrated the pupil has been directed to either Imperial or metric units for the set of questions concerned.
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There are three possibilities: relationships between metric units; relationships between Imperial units .
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The highest success rates were obtained from questions dealing with the smaller metric units , those with answers of 10 or 100.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the metric system
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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2.3 metric tons
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As experienced Yankees know, one of the big adventures is dealing with the metric system.
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Commercial facilities within the state manage 733, 515 metric tons of material.
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In terms of this new time coordinate the Schwarzschild metric becomes.
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It is instructive also to express the metric in Kruskal-Szekeres form.
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One metric by which collocations may be measured and grouped is to rate them on a scale of probability.
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The metric equation for free fall is so that.
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These are second order differential equations for the four metric functions.
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These two factors together mean that the fundamentals of the metric system present difficulties to them.