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measure

noun as in standard, rule

noun as in bill, law

noun as in beat, rhythm

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They would also levy national insurance on rental income, which, according to a report in The Times, is a measure that has also been considered by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

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This is the kind of thriller that invites you into a gilded empyrean that compels you and repels you in equal measure.

That safety measure paralysed virtually every aspect of JLR's business and meant it could not build or sell any cars, or distribute parts to service centres.

From BBC

Republicans hold a narrow majority of 53 seats in the 100-seat Senate, but any funding measure will require 60 votes to pass.

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Disease control measures have been put in place around the site near Omagh and all birds on the farm will be culled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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