Because of his poor French he ended up with a kilogram of pate which he would be eating for a week. From LearnThat.org.
A kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The precise measure of a kilogram is a weighty matter to some people. From Wordnik.com. [Web Teacher › The Kilogram: Just a Little Off] Reference
One kilogram is probably close to the mass of that first stone used to help kill that first antelope, so very long ago. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » One Thin Dime : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
For example, a kilogram is a thousand grams, and a centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter. From Wordnik.com. [metric system] Reference
I know that a kilogram is a little more than two pounds and a metre is approximately a yard. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
The kilogram is the last base unit of measurement to be expressed in terms of a manufactured artifact. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The kilogram is the last bit of the International System of Units SI to be tied explicitly to an artefact. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
Therefore, the artifact at Sèvres would be called a kilogram instead -- and that artifact has that name to this day. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The kilogram is the only unit in the International System of Units SI whose measurement is based on a physical object. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
Unit of mass kilogram The kilogram is the unit of mass; it is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram. From Wordnik.com. [International System of Units (SI)] Reference
Last year, he sold the cheese for an average of 7.4 euros per kilogram, meaning he loses money on every wheel he sells. From Wordnik.com. [Italy's Cheese Bailout] Reference
Each kilogram translates into 2.2 pounds. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Pennsylvanian] Reference
"kilogram" and "weigh" in one sentence - even though, in daily speech, one always says "it weighs X kilograms" in our language. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
One pound avoirdupois equals .45355 of a kilogram. From Wordnik.com. [Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget] Reference
Selling bananas by the pound instead of by the kilogram. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2001] Reference
Last year, 50 cents would get Pakistanis a kilogram of tomato. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2008] Reference
But 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds and 1 degree centigrade = 9/5 degree. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
It's about that big around, carries 100 kilogram or 220-pound warhead. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2006] Reference
And according to Jane's Information Group, it has a two - kilogram warhead. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2003] Reference
At 1 kilogram per square meter, it weighs one tenth of conventional solar panels. From Wordnik.com. [Rolling Power] Reference
But we are seeing about 30 to 40 kilogram increases in body mass of these individuals. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2005] Reference
A calorie is the heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree C. From Wordnik.com. [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference
But if the FCX can go 270 miles on 4 kilos of hydrogen, that amounts to about 68 miles per kilogram. From Wordnik.com. [The speed bump on the road to a fuel-cell future] Reference
Adding this sticker allows Food Bazaar to charge Rs. 5 more per kilogram, says Vivek Dhume, director for foods. From Wordnik.com. [Pantaloon's Retail Redo] Reference
A kilogram of hydrogen has roughly the same energy as a gallon of gas, so that is the equivalent of about 68 mpg. From Wordnik.com. [The speed bump on the road to a fuel-cell future] Reference
According to Fairlie, it doesn't take 100,000 litres of water to produce one kilogram of beef (more like a third). From Wordnik.com. [Veggies have a duty to say meat is still murder] Reference
Federal guidelines currently put the daily upper limit of exposure at 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight. From Wordnik.com. [Testing for BPA: Concern over canned foods] Reference
The most pampered of guinea pigs, raised on the finest pet food, might, with a bit of luck, grow to more than a kilogram. From Wordnik.com. [Prehistoric Fat Rat] Reference
The six-pound, nine-ounce (three-kilogram) baby – still attached to the placenta – was found wrapped in tissue paper. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Woman Who Left Newborn On Plane Says She Was Raped] Reference
Federal guidelines currently put the daily upper limit of safe exposure at 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer Reports finds Bisphenol A in canned baby formula, juice, and more] Reference
In the '80s, coffee prices averaged 160 U.S. dollars per 60 kilogram bag, while today the same bag will sell for 70 U.S. dollars. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2004] Reference
For example, he said, his underlings cut people's rice rations from 12 kilograms per month to one kilogram without his knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Revisiting the Killing Fields] Reference
The Food and Drug Administration's basic formula for calculating protein needs is .8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Enough Already -- Busting the Myth of Plant-Based Protein Deficiency] Reference
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