The phrase "average a pound" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a calculation or estimation involving weight, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "To find the total weight of the items, we need to average a pound for each piece."
Alternatives: "calculate an average weight of a pound" or "determine an average of one pound".
Research by Brian Wansink and colleagues has shown that by following one simple rule, people attempting to lose weight shed, on average, a pound a month.
On average a pound a day flowed from Him as He gave darshan, allowing His followers a sight of God as He moved among them, a tiny ochre-robed figure with an immense black afro, or halo, of hair.
The men lost an average of a pound of body fat a week over the first 12 weeks, but averaged only a quarter-pound per week over the next 12, despite the continued deprivation.
This time, though, spot prices have averaged $64 a pound this year, will average $63 a pound by the end of the year, and will rise to $72 a year in 2012, according to Barnes.
Most of the fish come in portions of 1 1/2 to 2 pounds and cost, on average, $15 a pound, including overnight shipping.
(They are priced from $9 to $40 for one to five pounds of butter cookies; higher-priced anise cookies, biscotti, pizelle, pignoli and other varieties average $13 a pound).
On average, a 150 pound person will synthesize about 1 gram of cholesterol per day and intake 200-300 milligrams through their diet.
Raw milk prices averaged 13.51 cents a pound in the quarter, up 14percentt from a year earlier, based on Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures.
(Ours averaged between a pound and a pound and a quarter).
Retail pricing for in-shell hazelnuts averages $6.00 a pound and shelled raw bulk hazelnuts are currently selling for $14.99 a pound in local grocery stores.
Though prices have shot up since last year, coffee on the conventional market averaged $1.64 a pound in 2010, according to the IntercontinentalExchange.
