2001-03-15
When I went to the site below, I didn't see anything. I clicked on a link
and it took me to the BBC site. There, I found nothing until I typed in
POUNDS in the search box. It linked me to this page:
http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/KSEnglish.exe?method=mainQuery&ATNMYFIEL
D_Headline=&db0=English&xoptions=sortboth&numresults=1000&BATCHHITS=25&query
threshold=50&query=pounds
The first article I saw was:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1160000/1160196.stm
Thursday, 8 February, 2001, 13:05 GMT
Reprieve for pounds and ounces
Shoppers have time to weigh up the metric debate
Shoppers in the UK have ten extra years to buy their food in pounds and
ounces, it has been announced. (First Paragraph)
As far as I can tell, the only "reprieve", if you want to call it that is
that pounds and ounces may be used as supplemental units on packaging for
the next 10 years. Actually, if you want to be technical, it is 8 years and
9.5 months, or until 2009-12-31
I hope this clears up the misunderstanding.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
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Subject: [ukma] Commons debate
> The House of Commons debate (to repeal the latest legislation) is
> available live (now) at
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http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/westminster_live/default.
stm
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> follow the link to Live Coverage.
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> Chris
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