NBS Special Publication, Issue 345The Bureau, 1971 |
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... promoting by international use of dimensional and other engi neering standards based on the customary measurement units of the United States ; and to evaluate the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action which may be feasible ...
... promoting by international use of dimensional and other engi neering standards based on the customary measurement units of the United States ; and to evaluate the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action which may be feasible ...
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... promoting imports . Only 3.5 percent of the rankings identified the measurement system as being an important promoting factor . 11. The only instance where the measurement factor was cited as having an important effect on trade was in ...
... promoting imports . Only 3.5 percent of the rankings identified the measurement system as being an important promoting factor . 11. The only instance where the measurement factor was cited as having an important effect on trade was in ...
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... promoting and deterring their trade . Insofar as the measurement factor - whether metric or U.S. customary is concerned , the survey shows that U.S. exporters and importers consider it to have only slight effects on their trade ...
... promoting and deterring their trade . Insofar as the measurement factor - whether metric or U.S. customary is concerned , the survey shows that U.S. exporters and importers consider it to have only slight effects on their trade ...
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... promoting sales abroad . Only 1.6 percent of the total rankings cited the measurement system as promoting exports . In those instances where U.S. exporters cited deterrents to sales abroad , they generally stated that their prices were ...
... promoting sales abroad . Only 1.6 percent of the total rankings cited the measurement system as promoting exports . In those instances where U.S. exporters cited deterrents to sales abroad , they generally stated that their prices were ...
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... promoting / deterring their trade . For example , a factor , in the aggregate , may have been ranked one , fifty times ; 2 , forty - five times ; 3 , forty times ; 4 , none ; 5 , ten times . To statistically come up with a composite ...
... promoting / deterring their trade . For example , a factor , in the aggregate , may have been ranked one , fifty times ; 2 , forty - five times ; 3 , forty times ; 4 , none ; 5 , ten times . To statistically come up with a composite ...
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