measuring-rod

Cutting me a green measuring-rod, I once more dived within the skeleton.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

And while our measuring-rod must always be improvement in the lives of the poor, democracy dictates that any such decisions must be with the involvement of all major sectors of our society, including labour and business.

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SIXTH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF COSATU 1997

And while our measuring-rod must always be improvement in the lives of the poor, democracy dictates that any such decisions must be with the involvement of all major sectors of our society, including labour and business.

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SIXTH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF COSATU 1997

And while our measuring-rod must always be improvement in the lives of the poor, democracy dictates that any such decisions must be with the involvement of all major sectors of our society, including labour and business.

Editorial 1997

They took a ladder and a measuring-rod with them, and were escorted by an officer and twenty-four riflemen, of whom all but six were left under cover in the

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Circumstances had placed in our hands the measuring-rod of Humanity's growth, and all stood willing to gather upon our soil for its application, so far as that could be made by the method devised and perfected within the past quarter of

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Various

Earth's measuring-rod, being great and free from change,

Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works Kalidasa

A sliding measuring-rod is nearly indispensable, and it will be most convenient to carry if it folds up to the length of the imperial drawing pad.

The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 02, February 1895. Byzantine-Romanesque Doorways in Southern Italy Various

To make more sure of the nature of the ground, Lang and Medley ventured out again after nightfall with a ladder and measuring-rod.

John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub R. E. Cholmeley

A measuring-rod has been provided for the depths of space by the ascertainment of the sun's distance within

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 Various