The ounce was approximately 450 grains, i.e. slightly heavier than the modern one. |
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How anyone dreamed up a system where 20 fluid ounces makes one pint, 437.5 grains makes one ounce and 1,760 yards makes one mile is beyond us. |
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You'd get two mugs-full of tea and sugar, one tin of treacle, one bar of soap, and half an ounce of nicki-nicki tobacco. |
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Make a working solution of the developer by mixing 1 dram of developer stock to one ounce of water, adding a grain of oxalic acid to each ounce. |
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The music swells to a spellbinding apex, wringing every last ounce of emotion out of the song in the process. |
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Gold bullion coins are usually sold as one troy ounce or in fractions of an ounce. |
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Raised on a diet of historical bungles, betrayals and defeats, we've hardly an ounce of self-belief left. |
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Her face contained not an ounce of anger, the expression on her face, if anything, was a visage of pity. |
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In no time, his last ounce of resolve left him and he fell face first into the bowl, splattering droplets of broth everywhere. |
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This tall, dark and lithe chap hoovers up food and never gains an ounce, whilst I weep for my waistline. |
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There was never a moment of practice that was half-hearted, and he poured every ounce of effort into every performance. |
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Inside a golf bag in a cupboard in the hallway they found hidden three nine ounce bars of the drug. |
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In static weight, the reduction of every ounce of the wheels weight is equal to four ounces on the sprung part. |
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It can be made in different sizes to contain a fraction of an ounce to a quarter pound or more of liquid, gel, or cream. |
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And if you're tempted by products with the fake fat Olestra, limit yourself to eating 1 ounce of any food containing it, she adds. |
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This woman is a bully and does not have an ounce of caringness in her for anyone. |
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Green Sea Turtles as hatchlings weigh about an ounce and have a carapace length of 2 inches. |
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This storax resin is sometimes called liquid storax, because it comes in a pourable semi-liquid state, and is sold by the fluid ounce. |
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During our visit, a heart-stopping 32 ounce steak appeared on the specials board, but I couldn't tell if this was a challenge or a threat. |
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Every ounce of weight and heft removed from a woman's duty rig means she is that much more comfortable. |
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We would use every ounce of effort we have to oppose it in the most strenuous manner. |
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I find that the beeswax or ceresin seals the leather grain when it is buffed and is an added ounce of prevention. |
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In 1988, just 11 ounce were enough to blow a hole in the fuselage of Flight 103 and cause the aircraft's disintegration, killing 270 people. |
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Her cheese pudding has an ounce and a half of breadcrumbs, an ounce of cheese, one gill of milk and half an egg. |
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Today, that spirit shines through in his live show, where he is truly able to showcase every ounce of his good-natured charm and joie de vivre. |
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Begin with small quantities, such as half a cup of milk or an ounce of cheese. |
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If you prefer a perfumed oil, combine 10 to 20 drops of any essential oil and 1 ounce of jojoba oil in a glass bottle with an airtight lid. |
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Anyone with an ounce of compassion can see he is to be pitied rather than pilloried. |
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The man looked to be using every ounce of willpower he possessed to restrain himself. |
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He willed death to come quickly, with every ounce of strength he still possessed. |
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That's what she got, getting high marks from critics for wringing every ounce of effort from her team. |
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In the time of Christ, a Roman could buy a respectable suit of clothes for about an ounce of gold coin. |
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She looked like the sort of junior ectomorph who could empty the fridge and still not put on a surplus ounce. |
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It takes every ounce of self-control that I have to not retort back with a scathing remark about what a fool she is. |
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Mix one ounce of soap and one ounce of table salt with enough water to make a cream. |
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We suggest the round figure of one fluid ounce for each kilogram of bodyweight daily. |
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For one thing, there was not an ounce of flirtatiousness in his tone whatsoever. |
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They had no firm evidence, but every ounce of their intuition and common sense told them it was a stupid thing to do. |
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All she'd hoped for was little bit of happiness, an ounce of pixie dust, half a miracle. |
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We create each made-to-order dish fresh and put every ounce of our considerable skill and knowledge to work to make you the best meal possible. |
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There is enough gold in the vaults of central banks to satisfy world demand for 10 years without another ounce being mined! |
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A door creaked and I managed to elbow Audrey, using the ounce of strength I had saved up for the most critical moment. |
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Top a piece of toasted nut bread with an ounce of low-fat cheese and slices of a Granny Smith apple. |
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Is this true, that she demanded that Max Factor sprinkle half an ounce of real gold dust into her wigs to add glitter? |
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To prepare the infusion, steep one-half ounce of each of these herbs in four cups of boiling water for two hours. |
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In not one of these aforementioned cases did the payee admit one ounce of guilt! |
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A one ounce bomb is then fixed to a two foot tail, to form a paternoster rig. |
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She's going to enjoy every ounce of her senior year, then see how she stacks up against the elite hoopsters in the nation. |
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All the married couples received seasonable gifts at Christmas and the smokers one ounce of tobacco. |
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There was a small ounce of jealousy that erupted in the pit of her stomach before she forcibly suppressed it. |
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If there is no bathtub, dissolve one ounce of Epsom salts in a pint of warm water and bathe the body all over with the mixture. |
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No word yet on whether the kid will have an ounce of dignity, self-respect and intelligence. |
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The enforced wearing of flats is a terrible blow to anyone with an ounce of style, but it is bearable if you buy them from Marc Jacobs. |
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Look at any men's magazine and you'll see trim, honed bodies, not an ounce of fat in sight. |
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Chickweed oil which is a good lotion for skin ailments is made by placing an ounce of dried chickweed in olive oil. |
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Among prey of servals studied in South Africa's Kamberg Nature Reserve, 80 percent was made up of rodents weighing little more than one ounce. |
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Dealers say that a gold nugget of 1 troy ounce is about as rare as a 5-carat diamond. |
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The weight of gold is measured in Troy, with one Troy ounce of gold equivalent to 480 grains of wheat. |
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He shuffled his feet, dug in his heels, resisted his forward progress with every ounce of his strength, but it was no use. |
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If he had an ounce of honour he would walk, and consider himself lucky that is all the punishment he gets. |
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The crew recites the dialogue by heart and mimics the actors without an ounce of embarrassment. |
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Mix 1,000 mg of each powdered herb into 1 ounce of ghee, a clarified butter, and use all of it as a cooking oil. |
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There is something of the cautionary tale to this piece, but it's done without an ounce of preachiness. |
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It came out effortlessly, like when you ask someone their name or where they live, without an ounce of apology or regret. |
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Every ounce of discomfort and guardedness returned, but there was something else alongside it that wasn't there before. |
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Budgeted without an ounce of fat, his film required all the good fortune that it could muster. |
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The script is sharp, without an ounce of fat but with great moments of dialogue that retain a sly, wry wit. |
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There wasn't an ounce of curl in any hair on her head, and she was sure that he would be most disappointed in her appearance. |
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Banjos, pedal steel and harmonicas lock into a lazy-afternoon groove without an ounce of irony to hide behind. |
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The trouble with that solution is that for every ounce of federal help we get, we surrender an ounce of personal freedom. |
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Toned, tanned and without an ounce of fat, they are the focus of all attention, and usually know it. |
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We had gone ready for action with rods which used thick walled blanks and would throw the four ounce surface poppers with ease. |
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At about 15 cruzados per ounce, the annual deliveries of musk during the period exceded 200,000 cruzados' worth. |
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Anyone with an ounce of sanity left will want to avoid dragging them into town for last-minute shopping. |
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With her last ounce of strength, she pushed at her assassin with all her might. |
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As anyone with half an ounce of gastro-chic will tell you, the very best time to eat at a restaurant is before it has opened. |
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Traditionally the United States had a bimetallic monetary system in which sixteen ounces of silver equaled one ounce of gold. |
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Then I want to pulverize those rocks by crushing each against the other, and that takes every last ounce of power and strength in my soul. |
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When life deals her another blow, Kiki must summon every ounce of inspiration to overcome it. |
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The firm began manufacturing fruit pastilles, and they were sold loose and unadvertised in 4lb wooden boxes for a penny an ounce. |
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There is much less than an ounce of francium at any given time in the whole Earth. |
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The Bolsheviks in Beatle boots are back, more entrenched than ever in the corporate machine but not an ounce less mouthy on the Marxist tip. |
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The insects weigh less than one tenth of an ounce, but eat their weight in food each day. |
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This single 31 ounce device virtually obsoletes whole families of current bulky, radio equipment. |
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She maintains her role with skill, extracting every ounce of humour without overplaying her hand and turning the comedy into pantomime. |
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Each coin is of face value Dram 25 and contains 1 troy ounce of 9990 pure fine silver with diameter 38 mm. |
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The project will help that state implement its new law banning lead sinkers weighing less than one ounce from fresh waters. |
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There is barely an ounce of fat on his body, and he continues to make his team-mates look chubby. |
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Just before metamorphosis, the tadpoles weigh only a fraction of an ounce. |
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Occasionally, I lose my bearings and permit myself an ounce of sympathy for Republican chairman Reince Priebus. |
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The caloric and fat content of an ounce or two of toppings can easily top that of the fro-yo base. |
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Look here at this gold doubloon, this ounce of Spanish gold! |
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In the second half at Bolton in particular, every man jack in that Rovers team gave every ounce of effort to preserve that lead in the face of a continual aerial bombardment. |
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In 1988 he was jailed for seven months when police in Jersey found half an ounce of cocaine on board his chopper. |
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A half cup of cooked dry beans is about the same as 1 ounce of lean meat. |
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Nay, then I must have an ounce or two of this malapert blood from you. |
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Twelve ounce steaks are available, as are moussaka, deep fried scampi and gammon steaks, as well as a choice of reasonably-priced burgers and kebabs. |
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Every ounce of humour and flavour has been busily vacuumed out of the movie, leaving behind an under-par heist and a blandly unexciting adventure in ersatz-style. |
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Every ounce of the fame and fortune he craved had to be earned. |
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He's free to talk about himself and his vision and his band as if it's the most important thing in the world, without an ounce of real introspection. |
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Every ounce of charm had been removed in a botched 1950s remodel. |
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For penny pinchers, Norma's, the restaurant in Le Parker Meridien, offers an economy version of the frittata, a crustless quiche that contains 1 ounce of sevruga caviar. |
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Then boil them a little and put thereto half an ounce of andromachus-treakle, and three drams of mithridate, and a quarter of a pint of the best angelica water. |
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There's not an ounce of intelligence in her vapid dark eyes, the glossy lips, the soft words slipping off her tongue in a relentless, unceasing confession. |
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And yet, for all his outspoken defense of the Russian government, Rohrabacher has not received an ounce of gratitude from Moscow. |
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The Sun On Sunday accused Tulisa of subsequently brokering a deal to supply reporters with half an ounce of cocaine. |
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The clothes were hideous and without an ounce of panache or style between them. |
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What they do is take pop music, remove every ounce of soul, passion or energy and drone it into a mess of an attempt to make a band that 15 year old girls will drool over. |
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After you prepare a seed bed in your future tomato plot, plant the vetch, either by broadcasting or in shallow furrows at the rate of an ounce of seed per 10 square feet. |
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For it to make an ounce of sense though I'll crack on with my list. |
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In a split second, her crew had to summon every ounce of leadership, courage and training they had ever known to rescue shipmates and help keep their ship afloat. |
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Wanderers didn't strain every sinew and summon every ounce of effort to gain promotion just to spend a season in the Premiership playing for sympathy. |
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Arthur spun in his chair, not an ounce of surprise on his face. |
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The most common animal dye was cochineal, a crimson colour which came from cactus eating insects, of which 17,000 were needed to produce one single ounce of dye. |
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Costs ranged from one dollar to twenty-eight dollars a fluid ounce. |
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At the 14 fluid ounce or 0.4l pack size, aluminium cans were and are highly competitive, but were felt by the brewers to be unsuitable for premium beers. |
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Two eight fluid ounce servings a day can help lower cholesterol levels. |
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Stir in 1 ounce of creme de menthe to each mug just before serving. |
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Conceding 13 years to his opponent yesterday, he had to call on every ounce of strength and every shred of courage and experience to get him through. |
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A stateless nation is often more keenly conscious of its separate entity because in such condition it bends every ounce of its energy to achieve that master-purpose and that key-goal. |
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To dye one chip bonnet peach colour, put four ounces of cudbear in one gallon of water, make it boil, and put one ounce of soda in the liquor. |
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The examples given are its ability to be beaten into fine foil with just one ounce, producing 750 leaves four inches square. |
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Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. |
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I no longer get an ounce of comfort from seeing those obzocky police vans that could pass for foreign ice cream trucks. |
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Put a tablespoon of these in a flatbottomed glass and add about one ounce of white rum. |
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A heavy-duty manual applicator holds a 12 fluid ounce Duo-Pak cartridge for lengthy control joints or other larger jobs. |
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A metric ounce is an approximation of the imperial ounce, US dry ounce, or US fluid ounce. |
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The newest addition to the great-tasting Minute Maid portfolio is sold in a clear 59 fluid ounce bottle, so everyone can see the goodness inside. |
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Measure for measure, millilitre for millilitre, fluid ounce by fluid ounce, the customer will pay exactly the same as before. |
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The unit fills from fractions of an ounce to up to 32 fluid ounces per piston. |
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The tiny six-week-old Vietnamese box turtle, a critically endangered species, weighs just half an ounce. |
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Thirty tons of used ore is dumped as waste for producing one troy ounce of gold. |
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Mike Towler snatched victory by just half an ounce when he caught 17lb 7oz of bream by using a groundbait feeder and red maggots on the hook. |
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In two pints of water boil one ounce of tan, and a like portion of nutgall till reduced to a pint. |
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A new tortilla chip now available at health-food stores offers 500 mg of ALA omega-3 oil per ounce. |
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and you'll experience dramatically fewer ID10T errors this way. |
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The average smoker used only four hoons, leaving him 36 hoons, nearly half an ounce, to sell on the black market. |
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Every tiny ounce of pressure added has an exponential effect. |
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Lithium Ion batteries offer consumers the greatest talk time per ounce of any battery available for use with a cellular telephone. |
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At 22 ounces, the standard version is for laptops over five pounds and there's an almost-15 ounce version for the ultralights. |
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I can honestly say it is up there with The Black Swan at Oldstead, which you gave six stars, with not an ounce of pretentiousness or snootiness. |
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Dip them in beaten egg, roll in fresh bread crumbs, and place in a sautoire with one ounce of clarified butter. |
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With options like crustless tomato-pepper quiche and mushroom fritatta, Lane doesn't feel an ounce of guilt about picking up prepared meals so frequently. |
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Two such channels were uncovered during mining activities in 1994, and both averaged over one Troy ounce of gold per yard and yielded many nuggets over one Troy pound a piece. |
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Interestingly, one troy ounce of gold in Roman Britain 2,000 years ago would buy products valued at one troy ounce of gold because it always kept its retrievable value. |
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Weighing in at about 1 ounce, Archicebus was slightly smaller than the tiniest living primates, Madagascar's pygmy mouse lemurs, the researchers report. |
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He managed the highly successful exploration team that discovered several nickel deposits and the two million ounce Thunderbox gold deposit in Western Australia. |
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It would probably be convenient also to retain the ounce, the metric ounce being defined as equal to 25 grams, or one-twentieth of the metric pound. |
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Sometimes when you're angry, it feels like you've been invaded by a Body Snatcher who has sucked every ounce of rational thought right out of you. |
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Gloves worn by the fighters must be twelve ounces in weight unless, the fighters weigh under 165 pounds, thus allowing them to wear 10 ounce gloves. |
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The 23-year-old pop sensation might well wonder that herself as she threw every ounce of her big-shouldered, leotard-clad talent into her ECHO arena show. |
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Any God's quantity of fuss and flubdub to bury a man, and not an ounce of forehandedness in the whole outfit to find out whether he was rightly dead. |
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I never knew him, or any of my other relatives who died in the Shoah. But I would gladly dump every ounce of that gold into the ocean, just to give them a decent burial. |
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What unit of capacity in cooking is equal to half a fluid ounce or 15ml? |
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Nutrient profile of 1 fluid ounce cow milk compared with 1 fluid ounce human breast milk was taken from First Data Bank Nutritionist IV Diet Analysis software program. |
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The bar offers a menu where two people can enjoy eight ounce steaks washed down with a bottle of house wine for pounds 10 each while being entertained by a singer. |
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After Fleming's death, Jenkins was commissioned by Bond publishers Glidrose Productions to write a continuation Bond novel, Per Fine Ounce, but it was never published. |
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