We can define the general, non-metric operators by. From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Logic] Reference
My younger sister had a 5. 8kg baby, around 12lbs14oz for the non-metric. From Wordnik.com. [sex] Reference
It will have a claimed EV range of 50 km, or 31 miles to us non-metric types. From Wordnik.com. [2010 LA Auto Show: A rundown of the electric and alternative fuel cars unveiled] Reference
I need convert a non-metric energy unit to its equivalent metric volume unit. From Wordnik.com. [Ukraine gas price, industry unit convention, and the core issues] Reference
That Britian still allows non-metric measures when it comes to beer tells me that she is not yet a dystopia. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of the Nip] Reference
The weather is close to 20C (almost 70F for you non-metric folks) and I went outside today without – gasp!. From Wordnik.com. [Thirteen Reasons Spring is in the Air] Reference
A laserdisc is like a CD or DVD, except it's about 30cm across a foot, for all those weird non-metric people. From Wordnik.com. [Technology firsts] Reference
Hold a measuring cup with your left hand -- the non-metric fractional amounts will be facing unhelpfully away from you. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference
If I say "He had a bruise on the back of his hand 47 mm in diameter." that might not mean an awful lot to the non-metric crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
It was also in American non-metric measurements, which I really can't cope with - in baking I have to have the accuracy of specific weight measurements!. From Wordnik.com. [New books for this cook - or why the British excite me so...] Reference
All systems of weights and measures, metric and non-metric, are linked through a network of international agreements supporting the International System of Units. From Wordnik.com. [International System of Units (SI)] Reference
Any items that require repairs and spare parts would be very undesirable as inventories of non-metric parts and tools would have to be maintained. uff the fluff says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Harry Potter and the Gains from Trade] Reference
This in itself will be illegal under the US Fair Trade and Packaging Act, which permits use of metric units only so long as they are accompanied by a US non-metric "translation". From Wordnik.com. [In the grip of its metric obsession] Reference
In other words, any US company wishing to sell to the EU will have to set up separate inventories and warehousing to ensure that its products carry no reference to non-metric units. From Wordnik.com. [In the grip of its metric obsession] Reference
Verheugen blamed British officials for prosecuting the Metric Martyrs, claiming that the Commission had not banned market traders and small shopkeepers from using non-metric measures. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
It seems that Her Majesty's Government (or HMG as it is known not so affectionately) has not exactly made up its mind about the use of non-metric measurements becoming illegal from 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Not made up their minds yet] Reference
The rest of the short debate was taken up by a number of noble lords pointing out the stupidity and economic nonsense of making the printing of non-metric measurements a criminal offence. From Wordnik.com. [Not made up their minds yet] Reference
What makes Hackney's action even odder is that, although the council boasts that it enforces the law "with consistency", some 20 other traders in the same market are still selling in non-metric measures with impunity. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Particularly hard hit will be the engineering, electrical and electronics sectors, which face an enormous technical problem in disentangling the hotch-potch of metric and non-metric units that govern their production. From Wordnik.com. [In the grip of its metric obsession] Reference
Mrs Devers, who runs a stall in Ridley Road, Hackney, is the sister of Colin Hunt, one of the five original martyrs whose conviction for the crime of selling in non-metric measures was upheld by the High Court in 2002. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
A separate form of analysis, non-metric multidimensional scaling. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
That's 254.82 miles per hour to those of us in a non-metric country. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
Hierarchical clustering and non-metric MDS of proteomic and FISH data. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
Devers's market stall to confiscate two sets of imperial, non-metric scales. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
You can work the same physics problems in non-metric units, but you'd tear your hair out. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
It's about 9 kilometers from Lisbon, Portugal's capital (or a little over 5 and a half miles for the non-metric folk). From Wordnik.com. [DMB Headlines Courtesy of antsmarching.org] Reference
Certain international markets use non-metric units, such as carets, barrels, and troy ounces, and will continue to indefinitely. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
American Short Course Championships; Austin: Michael Phelps set three non-metric U.S. short-course records, while Tara Kirk set two. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Ligety takes another first] Reference
It became illegal to sell any goods in Britain in non-metric weights and measures under the EU's compulsory metrication policy in 2000. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
All distances units (D) except where noted are in Feet (as it turns out, the numbers work out out to simpler integer values that are easier to mentally calculate with in this non-metric case). From Wordnik.com. [News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] Reference
I can’t believe that only two other countries use non-metric systems!. From Wordnik.com. [Garibaldi Biscuits | Baking Bites] Reference
I’m surprised that countries that use the metric system have no problem with the “non-metric” way we measure time. From Wordnik.com. [More From the “Economic Naturalist” Robert Frank - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Sorry about teh non-metric measurements. From Wordnik.com. [halp - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
To you non-metric peoples, that's approx. From Wordnik.com. [Linds Had Her Baby!] Reference
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