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Discover LudwigThe phrase "imperial system" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a system of units of measurement that was historically used in the British Empire and is still used in some countries today. Example: "The United States is one of the few countries that still uses the imperial system, while most other countries have switched to the metric system."
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The imperial system collapsed.
Benedict noted that the Japanese were remarkably flexible in their use of the imperial system.
"They wanted to avoid having support for the imperial system crumble," Mr. Hara said.
Everything that was continuous Confucianism, the imperial system, the characters seemed outdated.
Everything that was continuous — Confucianism, the imperial system, the characters — seemed outdated.
The right to propagate Christianity threatened Confucian values, the backbone of the imperial system.
The final decade of Frederick II's reign marked the end of the imperial system in Italy.
75 years after the collapse of the imperial system, a replacement for it is still being sought.
The imperial system he established, however, survived the years of internecine conflicts over the succession after his death.
In the British Imperial system, 1 MMBTU is conveniently equivalent to roughly 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
Though only mildly liberal, he moderated some of the reactionary excesses of the twilight years of the old imperial system.
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