measures
/ (ˈmɛʒəz) /
rock strata that are characterized by a particular type of sediment or deposit: coal measures
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How to use measures in a sentence
The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTParliament looks at measures to monitor toddlers for anti-Semitic speech.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis | Nico Hines | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe also warns that the entire Uffizi museum should be fortified with anti-seismic measures.
Experts agree that much will depend on the measures undertaken both by the United States and Cuba.
This concern ceased after the Spanish warned of severe punitive measures on the family members of suicides.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickWill your Majesty be pleased to order this to be noted, and take what measures may be most to your royal pleasure.
This danger Garnache, however, was no less quick to perceive, and with a dismaying promptness did he take his measures.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe old stage-road from Dublin to Galway measures 133 miles, or nearly seven more than the Railroad.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyHe warmly espoused the interests of his country, and many important measures were effected by his eloquence.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
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