Sentence examples for measure which takes from inspiring English sources

Mr. Davis signed the measure, which takes effect in 2005, in July.

The share of America's population that is working, a measure which takes account of labour-force dropouts, plunged during the recession and has scarcely recovered.

To assess the quality of images, we used a new quality evaluation measure which takes into account various contrast and brightness transformations.

This represents an increase from 7.4 to 14 deaths per 1,000 personnel years (the MRC's measure, which takes into account the number of soldiers deployed in Afghanistan over a calendar year).

This measure, which takes an average of profits over the previous ten years and adjusts for inflation, is superior to the traditional p/e ratio because profits are highly volatile.

The Census Bureau's supplemental poverty measure, which takes the cost of living and public benefits into account, finds that California's poverty rate, at 24%, is the highest in America.

The measure, which took effect Wednesday, will last through March 2011.

That portion of the measure, which took effect immediately, grew out of a March 2011 forum at the Treasury Department.

The new measure, which took effect on Sunday, is designed to enhance the accurate identification of passport applicants and aid in preventing international child abduction and trafficking.

The senator, Nancy Larraine Hoffmann, a Syracuse Republican, said several farmers had complained to her that retailers were not aware of the measure, which took effect Sept. 1.

The measure, which took effect July 1 and was expected to save $3.6 million a year, has ignited a firestorm, with children's groups, the state public defender and others calling it bad policy that in any event is not a money-saver.