The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales. From LearnThat.org. [Aesop (620-560 BC), Greek writer.]
Noun : We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : the scale of taxation; the social scale. ,the scale of a thermometer. ,These unions use different scales. ,How much is scale? ,All actors and musicians for the performance, including the stars, are working for scale. ,a model on a scale of one inch to one foot. ,They built a residence on a yet more magnificent scale. ,We have no scale by which to judge his achievements. ,the major scale of C. ,the decimal scale. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to scale down wages. From Dictionary.com.
Tangle of tones and scales is suspended, the players. From Wordnik.com. [The Tuning] Reference
The pattern of it's scales is also indicative of a nile croc. From Wordnik.com. [A Valentine for Gun Nuts] Reference
There’s nothing like a few free pounds off the scales is there. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite 12 March] Reference
The requirement for dropping the scales from the eyes is humility. From Wordnik.com. [Perfecting the Power to Perceive] Reference
Using fissionable material on large scales is crude and inefficient. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil] Reference
I asked, holding my nose while talking to Tom who was covered in scales, gray and and gleaming. From Wordnik.com. [Bringing Them Home] Reference
Under all those scales is a Turing collar just like every other robot in these kinds of places. From Wordnik.com. [NaNoWriMo: Date At The Museum « The Graveyard] Reference
So much so that hopping on the scales is probably not a good idea at certain times of the month. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite 5 March] Reference
Spanish gold in English scales, if he had possessed a larger boat for landing his men on the island. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time.] Reference
For some people this may be frustrating, as if seeing the author's finger on the scales is cheating. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Lord Tophet by Gregory Frost] Reference
Chris does a cool thing with powers of 11 to show off the huge range in scales that physical scientists work with. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
I don't know if they are cannibals or not as my knowledge of things with scales is limited to episodes of Primeval. From Wordnik.com. [Things that keep me from writing.] Reference
Such dwarf novas will not destroy either star, and may occur irregularly on time scales from a few days to tens of years. From Wordnik.com. [Dawn Before Nova | My[confined]Space] Reference
Or the notion of scales strategic, operation, tactical. From Wordnik.com. [Abstract Combat] Reference
To clear up confusion I think the scales should be the same. From Wordnik.com. [New Satellite Data « Climate Audit] Reference
Defining graphs with labels scales flag for cumulate values. From Wordnik.com. [Planet SUSE] Reference
In regard to these men, my fancy and my judgment are in scales. From Wordnik.com. [The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton: A Novel Founded on Fact] Reference
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. From Wordnik.com. [Job 41.] Reference
Once I've made it into town and bought some appropriate scales, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Again, I think the scales are a little bit different, yes. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference
And you can never predict what particular item will call the scales to fall off. From Wordnik.com. [The Pelosi Bill: Cost, Mandates and Taxes - Dan_Perrin’s blog - RedState] Reference
   "The scales were the same shape, and very nearly the same size," Morwen said. From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
What finally tipped the scales was the thought of having to tell his wife that he was flat broke. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Man on the Bench]
My scales are a spunky bright red, measure accurately up to a kilo and used every couple of days. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
They still make the same house (in two different scales, which is why there is two different color options) with. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
This would be a great system for alternative energy on all scales, which is what makes it could make it powerful. From Wordnik.com. [POWER YOUR CAR WITH ALGAE: Algae Biocrude by LiveFuels | Inhabitat] Reference
This demon was shorter than my mentor, his scales were a lighter shade of green, and his gold eyes were set closer together. From Wordnik.com. [Hit Or Myth]
These days when baggage fees are more the norm than the exception, it's important that the scales are the airport are accurate. From Wordnik.com. [KOMO - News - Top Stories] Reference
Now, we've gone back to 1980, because that's as far back as we can go where we're measuring the same thing and the scales are the same. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2009] Reference
At the grocery store, you'll see banannas for .49 cents a pound, but the scales are all in kilos, and the deli counter is always in grams. From Wordnik.com. [metric] Reference
For lower levels of output, such as scales 1 and 2. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
What this means is that how your system 'scales' matters more than how fast it runs. From Wordnik.com. [A Java parable] Reference
They just seem to operate at the same time scales which is why we believe that they are related. From Wordnik.com. [Road Map « Climate Audit] Reference
1 I honestly like playing scales, which is probably related in some way to my enjoyment of Philip Glass's music. From Wordnik.com. [the tyranny of time] Reference
In the process, a few 'scales' of the old crystalline formation were dragged by the nappes into the most northern part of the massif. From Wordnik.com. [Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland] Reference
Father's ministrations had 'opened her eyes', from which 'scales' had fallen. From Wordnik.com. [Father and Son: a study of two temperaments] Reference
I take possession of one of these sets of "scales" and my two friends take the other. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
These were now made in different "scales" (scale being the ratio of diameter to length). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
Use a toothpick and carve details, such as scales on a fish or a smile on a crescent moon. From Wordnik.com. [Spokesman.com: Latest stories] Reference
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