As most readers doubtless know, H beams are the standard unit of steel used in construction.
So while growth in the Fed's monetary base is overrated when it comes to currency values and inflation (base growth was the same in the '70s as it was in the '80s), the failure of the Nixon Treasury to clearly state its commitment to the Bretton Woods gold standard led to a falling unit of account.
The unit comes with a docking station for connecting to your computer, but there's also a standard USB port on the bottom of the unit in addition to the docking connector, so presumably you don't need to lug the dock around with you to transfer files on the go.
Different cities got assigned the same ad but in differing volumes of gross ratings points, the standard unit for measuring advertising saturation.
Standard Chartered PLC's China unit reported profit of 883 million yuan, more than double what it earned the previous year.
For one, under a gold standard money would serve its sole purpose as a unit of exchange, and for doing so would unleash very impressive growth.
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On the front face of the unit you've got your standard "back" and "forward" buttons plus a slider, which keeps it simple and works intuitively to navigate in and out of the menu hierarchies.
The gold standard, where a dollar is defined by a weight unit of gold, will enable people to use the same currency at a secured value.
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The Virginia legislature, members of both houses, and parties, have an historic opportunity to enact and conduct a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of a United States monetary unit based on a metallic standard.
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Faster and more durable, the SSD unit provides a rapid boot-up and quicker access to applications than is typical of standard hard drives.
That furnace would save a typical homeowner 16% off his heating bill, compared to an 80% efficient unit, the new minimum standard put out by the DOE, says Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
The winning trio want to use a third-generation technology called W-CDMA "because it will be the standard for 80% of the world market, " says Lee Jung Sik, vice president for LG's bidding unit.
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