Sentence examples for content of precious from inspiring English sources
The reflection of this step in the content of precious metal in silver coinage recalls a point made earlier: the imperial revenues were constrained within the narrow limits of political and administrative reality.
Free association — "the ore from which, with the help of some simple interpretative devices, the analyst extracts its content of precious metal," as Freud wrote — led to dream interpretation, since the patient's associations often led him to the dreams of the night before.
The effect of precious metal loading was analyzed and a significant improvement in CO conversion was obtained at a typical low temperature for all the three substrates with different cell density when the content of precious metal loading was doubled.
The idea is intuitively appealing: Most of us would not want to be stuck in a machine-paced assembly job where there is little variation in the content of work and precious little autonomy over how to manage the demands of the job.
Although lower-grade silver coins can be melted, this is not practical for Eisenhower dollars due to the lack of precious metal content, and dealers often try to get any premium they can on face value.
The material recovery of the system is mainly driven by the precious metal content of personal computers.
A distinctive characteristic is that, regardless of their location, these primary oxide deposits have a much lower content of base (except iron) and precious metals than those that have formed by oxidation of sulfides [3].
The Assaying Committee worked with the Philadelphia Mint's assayer as he measured the precious metal content of some of the coins.
To correct this situation, Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin advocated reducing the precious-metal content of most silver coins to prevent their export.
Congress adjusted the precious-metal content of US coins in 1834 and 1837, and was able to achieve a balance whereby US coins remained in circulation alongside those of foreign nations (mostly Spanish colonial pieces).
Dolley underscored the first lady's responsibility for caring for the mansion and its contents when she directed the removal and safe storage of precious holdings, including the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington that still hangs in the East Room.
