tungsten rating

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a film-speed rating that indicates the relative sensitivity of a particular film stock to light from incandescent lamps with tungsten filaments.

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Only one other Star Wars film has earned a PG-13 rating, the 2005 prequel Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
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The Mojave is rich with silver, tungsten, gold, and iron deposits.
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The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism|Nick Gillespie|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At ordinary rating that fine blooded cow would have brought at least a hundred dollars.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
In 1887 the Yacht Racing Association rating rule came into force, and though some races were provided for the 25-ft.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
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Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
The sound of a carriage, which stopped at the door, interrupted the rating which the old draper already quaked at.
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And, whenever you see a Dub kidding a Lout, you can be assured that the dub is trying to lift himself above a similar rating.
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