NBS Special Publication, Issue 345The Bureau, 1971 |
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... foreign travel . Metrication was also visualized as the opportunity and possibly the incentive to introduce im- proved standards for clothing sizes , simplification of package and can sizes , elimination of confusing practices in ...
... foreign travel . Metrication was also visualized as the opportunity and possibly the incentive to introduce im- proved standards for clothing sizes , simplification of package and can sizes , elimination of confusing practices in ...
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... foreign country , other than the British Commonwealth countries , where you had to deal with a different measuring system than ours ? Yes .. No .... 7. Did you have any problems in adjusting to the measuring system ? ( I do not mean ...
... foreign country , other than the British Commonwealth countries , where you had to deal with a different measuring system than ours ? Yes .. No .... 7. Did you have any problems in adjusting to the measuring system ? ( I do not mean ...
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... foreign currency , but one quickly understood . The Times article quoted said that there were 1,250,000 cash registers to be converted by February 15 , 1970 , when the changeover would become final , not to mention countless pay ...
... foreign currency , but one quickly understood . The Times article quoted said that there were 1,250,000 cash registers to be converted by February 15 , 1970 , when the changeover would become final , not to mention countless pay ...
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... foreign countries and re- shipped to U.S. as finished garments as follows : brassieres from Mexico , Caribbean , and Phillipines ; dresses from Mexico , Jamaica , Costa Rica ; pants , slacks , and shorts for women from Mexico ; blouses ...
... foreign countries and re- shipped to U.S. as finished garments as follows : brassieres from Mexico , Caribbean , and Phillipines ; dresses from Mexico , Jamaica , Costa Rica ; pants , slacks , and shorts for women from Mexico ; blouses ...
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... foreign made . Foreign made clothing sizes are converted to the English ( 2 ) Few consumers have had any contact with system before they are sent to the United States . 76 THE CONSUMER.
... foreign made . Foreign made clothing sizes are converted to the English ( 2 ) Few consumers have had any contact with system before they are sent to the United States . 76 THE CONSUMER.
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