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  1. Each of the following has equal legitimacy: 3 pounds 12 p; 3 pounds and 12 p; 3, pounds ,12 pence; 3 pounds and 12 pence; as well as just 8 p or 8 pence. * AME uses
  2. Already printed on the check. On a check UK residents would write three, pounds ,and 24 pence, three pounds 24 or three pounds 24p,since the currency unit is
  3. On sale for three nine, though the full Three a hundred and ninety-nine, pounds ,is at least as common. An American advertiser would almost always say on sale
  4. Emperor Henry VI attempted to force Alexios III to pay him a tribute of 5,000, pounds , ( later negotiated down to 1,600 pounds ) of gold or face invasion. Alexios
  5. Pence are common in spoken usage. Each of the following has equal legitimacy: 3, pounds ,12 p; 3 pounds and 12 p; 3 pounds 12 pence; 3 pounds and 12 pence; as well as
  6. The British aristocracy—the rank of captain or major sold for thousands of, pounds , and could be resold once an officer purchased an even higher rank. The British
  7. Raided and some manufacturing was attempted; 90 % of the supply (2 million, pounds ,) was imported by the end of 1776,mostly from France. Patriots in New
  8. And won the Munich stone-lifting contest, in which a stone weighing 508 German, pounds ,(254 kg/560 lbs.) is lifted between the legs while standing on two foot rests
  9. Ultimately successful. The stipend amounted to three hundred ducats (about 60, pounds , per annum),and was limited to three years. Canola had obtained letters of
  10. About his personal finances, preferring to keep a bank balance of 444, pounds , 4 shillings, and 4 pence. He wears pince-nez reading glasses. Methods In The
  11. Hydrogen and oxygen for years. Each oxygen tank held several hundred, pounds ,of oxygen, which was used for breathable air and the production of electricity
  12. Burned per passenger on an average airline flight is about 353 kilograms (776, pounds , ). Loss of natural habitat potential associated with the jet fuel burned per
  13. 65%–80 %. For example, a 60-pound bow with 80 % let-off will only require 12, pounds , of force to hold at full draw. Up to 99 % let-off is possible. The compound bow
  14. British usage, human body weight is typically expressed in stones (equal to 14, pounds , ). People normally describe themselves as weighing, for example," 11 stone 4 "
  15. Was found to be flammable in a high-pressure 100 % oxygen environment. Up to 70, pounds , of other non-metallic flammable materials had also crept into the design. Buzz
  16. An American would not say two dollars twenty. On the other hand, in BRE, two, pounds , twenty would be the most common form. * It is more common to hear a
  17. Weighing, for example," 11 stone 4" ( 11 stones and 4 pounds ) and not" 158, pounds ," (the conventional way of expressing the same weight in the United States).
  18. As he becomes the new staff cook, to prove his friendship he secures two, pounds ,of sugar for Bauer and half a pound of butter for Jaden. Detering is
  19. And finally, with one of his daughters, Eirene, and such treasures (1,000, pounds , of gold) as he could collect, got into a boat and escaped to Develop in
  20. In spoken usage. Each of the following has equal legitimacy: 3 pounds 12 p; 3, pounds , and 12 p; 3 pounds 12 pence; 3 pounds and 12 pence; as well as just 8 p or 8
  21. Be changed to, for example, three million) and UK residents would write three, pounds ,only. * The term pound sign in BRE always refers to the currency symbol £
  22. Great Train Robbery: in England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million, pounds ,in banknotes. *1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is
  23. Is approximately equal to the cooling power of one short ton (2000, pounds , or 907 kilograms) of ice melting in a 24-hour period. The value is defined as
  24. And resounding success. Meanwhile, Anne and Emily were obliged to pay fifty, pounds ,to help meet the publishing costs. Their publisher, urged on by the success of
  25. Attraction is sail fishing. Fish caught here have weighed between 89 and 200, pounds , Sailfish are so plentiful that boat captains have been known to bet with a
  26. Standing at 6 feet,1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighing between 130 and 140, pounds , ( 64 kg) on average. Jackson also had an unruly shock of red hair, which had
  27. Famine-stricken citizens agreed to pay a ransom of 5,000 pounds of gold,30,000, pounds , of silver,4,000 silken tunics,3,000 hides dyed scarlet, and 3,000 pounds of
  28. Has equal legitimacy: 3 pounds 12 p; 3 pounds and 12 p; 3 pounds 12 pence; 3, pounds , and 12 pence; as well as just 8 p or 8 pence. * AME uses words such as nickel
  29. Much bargaining, the famine-stricken citizens agreed to pay a ransom of 5,000, pounds , of gold,30,000 pounds of silver,4,000 silken tunics,3,000 hides dyed scarlet
  30. In Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20 million, pounds , *1945 – Osier, Croatia,is liberated from fascist occupation. *1956 – In
  31. Operation Deep Freeze" resupply effort delivers of fuel and 11 million, pounds ,of supplies and equipment yearly) the base has a very insular character
  32. The Afghan Hound is tall,standing 24-29 inches and weighing 45-60, pounds , The coat may be any color, but white markings, particularly on the head, are
  33. 25 fellow Texas A&M graduates who are under his command),while 1.8 million, pounds ,of shells pounded the island over a 5-hour attack. *1945 – World War II: Soviet
  34. The" expenses of mobilization ". The sum which he named was a large one,4,000, pounds , of gold. Under strong pressure from Silicon, the Roman senate consented to
  35. Return the fugitives, but to also double their previous tribute of 350 Roman, pounds ,(ca. 115 kg) of gold, to open their markets to Finnish traders, and to pay a
  36. Various scientific instruments and experiments and collected almost 100, pounds , ( 45 kg) of lunar samples for return to earth. Other Apollo 14 achievements
  37. The correct plural is stones (as in" Please enter your weight in stones and, pounds ,"). Greetings When Christmas is explicitly mentioned in a greeting, the
  38. Pounds of silver,4,000 silken tunics,3,000 hides dyed scarlet, and 3,000, pounds , of pepper. Thus ended Alaric's first siege of Rome. Second siege of Rome
  39. Harsher than the previous treaty: the Emperor agreed to hand over 6,000 Roman, pounds ,(ca. 2000 kg) of gold as punishment for having disobeyed the terms of the
  40. During the invasion; the yearly tribute was tripled, rising to 2,100 Roman, pounds ,(ca. 700 kg) in gold; and the ransom for each Roman prisoner rose to 12
  41. UK residents would write three pounds and 24 pence, three pounds 24 or three, pounds ,24p,since the currency unit is not preprinted. To make unauthorized amendment
  42. III to pay him a tribute of 5,000 pounds (later negotiated down to 1,600, pounds , ) of gold or face invasion. Alexios gathered the money by plundering imperial
  43. Description of the computer). The system weighed more than seven hundred, pounds ,(320 kg). And was in all. It contained approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of
  44. Ago the publishers showed up at my door with no warning, and loaded about forty, pounds ,of supplies into the room: two cases of Mexican beer, four quarts of gin, a
  45. Check. On a check UK residents would write three pounds and 24 pence, three, pounds ,24 or three pounds 24p,since the currency unit is not preprinted. To make
  46. In 2008,he embarked on a weight loss program, and by 2010,he had lost 80, pounds , Hopkins is a prominent member of environmental protection group Greenpeace and
  47. Enough to let Poirot discover this. Poirot even sent Miss Barnaby two hundred, pounds ,as a final payoff before her dog kidnapping campaign came to an end. In The
  48. A final product. To produce one pound of farmed salmon, products from several, pounds ,of wild fish are fed to them. As the salmon farming industry expands, it
  49. Describe themselves as weighing, for example," 11 stone 4" ( 11 stones and 4, pounds , ) and not" 158 pounds " ( the conventional way of expressing the same weight
  50. Lumps of various shapes and sizes, weighing from 15 g (½ oz) to 50 kg (100, pounds , ) or more. When initially expelled by or removed from the whale, the fatty

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