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Complaints from commentators and pundits that England have frequently bowled too short are backed up by comparing the sides' accuracy on hitting a good length - defined as 5-7m from the stumps.
From BBC
They enable extremely precise measurements, define the international standard for electrical voltage, and serve as essential components inside many quantum computers.
From Science Daily
The bar also plays YEEDM, he said, but “it certainly doesn’t define us.”
That transition, not the stability of the aggregate, will define where the next phase of global returns is found.
From Barron's
It invites a sense of gratitude—which Chesterton fittingly defined as happiness doubled by wonder—for the gift of life and the chance to live it well.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.