NBS Special Publication, Issue 345The Bureau, 1971 |
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Page 37
... complete use of the customary system of measuring units ( with the ambiguities of the unit terms ounce , quart , and pint ) and with supplementary use of metric units for a small number of items . These units , customary or metric ...
... complete use of the customary system of measuring units ( with the ambiguities of the unit terms ounce , quart , and pint ) and with supplementary use of metric units for a small number of items . These units , customary or metric ...
Page 41
... complete reliance on metric units . There is a current trend toward simplification of the customary unit used in purchasing fresh meats , fish and poultry by expressing fractional parts in decimal fractions . This simplification is used ...
... complete reliance on metric units . There is a current trend toward simplification of the customary unit used in purchasing fresh meats , fish and poultry by expressing fractional parts in decimal fractions . This simplification is used ...
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... Complete international acceptance of the metric system of measurement in food preparation could eventually lead to establishment of international standards for measuring devices and cooking and baking utensils . A major disadvantage of ...
... Complete international acceptance of the metric system of measurement in food preparation could eventually lead to establishment of international standards for measuring devices and cooking and baking utensils . A major disadvantage of ...
Page 62
... complete conversion to the metric system while others retain the old . In purchasing new pieces of equipment , the consumer would be required to learn the new nomenclature . Here , mass confusion is not foreseen since such pieces of ...
... complete conversion to the metric system while others retain the old . In purchasing new pieces of equipment , the consumer would be required to learn the new nomenclature . Here , mass confusion is not foreseen since such pieces of ...
Page 66
... complete and revealing reference . But it was in that special section of the London Times , previously quoted , that one finds the viewpoint , the " flavour . " so to speak . of consumer reaction . Dropping the imperial system should ...
... complete and revealing reference . But it was in that special section of the London Times , previously quoted , that one finds the viewpoint , the " flavour . " so to speak . of consumer reaction . Dropping the imperial system should ...
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