Russell says that the sentence 'The present King of France is not bald' is ambiguous between two readings: (1) the reading where it says of the present King of France that he is not bald, and (2) the reading on which denies that the present King of France is bald.
The "non-root modal + Perf ect) have" construction in English is ambiguous between two readings: an epistemic reading with a present temporal perspective and a past temporal orientation, and a metaphysical reading with a past temporal perspective and a future temporal orientation.
A third reading was performed if the difference between two readings of systolic blood pressure was greater than 10 mmHg or of diastolic blood pressure was greater than 5 mmHg.
Readings of hermetically sealed force transducers are affected by fluctuations in atmospheric pressure, and measured deflections vary when the ambient pressure changes quickly between two readings at zero force and at a certain force step.
As the Supreme Court puts it, "When choice has to be made between two readings of what conduct Congress has made a crime, it is appropriate, before we choose the harsher alternative, to require that Congress should have spoken in language that is clear and definite".
However, the intentionalist can distinguish between two readings of the conclusion.
