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a former international unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a standard candle and later in terms of a pentane-burning lamp. It has now been replaced by the candela

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How to use international candle in a sentence

First, his credentials: He did international mergers and acquisitions at Lazard, a financial and asset management firm.
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Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
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While the world fixated on Ukraine and Syria, a near-genocide ripped through central Africa, to little international fanfare.
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The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.
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Groping to the chimney-place with the aid of his matches, Mr. Collingwood found the candle and lit it.
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Of course, the usual international operations for obtaining gold were denied to Germany.
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