NBS Special Publication, Issue 345The Bureau, 1971 |
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... assuming that the use or nonuse of the metric system continues as at present , with no coor- dination among the various sectors of the society ? Alternatively , what would be the effect of a coordinated national pro- gram to increase ...
... assuming that the use or nonuse of the metric system continues as at present , with no coor- dination among the various sectors of the society ? Alternatively , what would be the effect of a coordinated national pro- gram to increase ...
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... assumed that many people were knowledgeable about metric measure- ment or the issue of domestic conversion . Therefore , we attempted to make the survey an information - giving as well as an information - gathering device . Throughout ...
... assumed that many people were knowledgeable about metric measure- ment or the issue of domestic conversion . Therefore , we attempted to make the survey an information - giving as well as an information - gathering device . Throughout ...
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... Assuming no Federal Government program to in- crease the use of the metric system , continued increasing worldwide and selected domestic use of metric measures would have little or no effect . It is unrealistic to assume a change in ...
... Assuming no Federal Government program to in- crease the use of the metric system , continued increasing worldwide and selected domestic use of metric measures would have little or no effect . It is unrealistic to assume a change in ...
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... Assuming that a person knows how to use scales and has them conviently located in the food preparation center , he or she could probably weigh as easily as measure flour , sugar , and other solid or dry ingredients . The quanti- ty of ...
... Assuming that a person knows how to use scales and has them conviently located in the food preparation center , he or she could probably weigh as easily as measure flour , sugar , and other solid or dry ingredients . The quanti- ty of ...
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... assuming the U.S. maintained its current measurement system . Similarly , only 2.5 percent of the respondents indicated a decline with conversion as compared with 15 percent of the respondents who estimated a decline assuming the U.S. ...
... assuming the U.S. maintained its current measurement system . Similarly , only 2.5 percent of the respondents indicated a decline with conversion as compared with 15 percent of the respondents who estimated a decline assuming the U.S. ...
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