Sentence examples for takes a reading from inspiring English sources

"A typical detector takes a reading once every minute," Ms. Peets said.

The system takes a reading from the ADC, input from either the photodiode or the battery voltage, once per second.

The sensor then takes a reading and transmits the data to a computer for a physician's review.

It takes a reading of 90 to indicate a healthy economy, a level not approached since the recession began in December 2007.

Actors, including Matthew McConaughey and Meg Ryan, deliver snippets of dialogue, though it takes a reading of Mr. King's full libretto, which is included physically or digitally in the album's various configurations, to understand the ending.

Here's how the Multi-State Lottery Association's random-number generators were supposed to work: The computer takes a reading from a Geiger counter that measures radiation in the surrounding air, specifically the radioactive isotope Americium-241.

Mostly, Senning takes a read-the-room approach.

The workers who monitor water quality took a reading.

Ms. Falco took a reading of her anxiety.

He took a reading, nodded and went off with the bulb.

But in fact I was there to take a reading of sorts.