Mar 3, 2007 22:28
17 yrs ago
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English term
six foot six grave
English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
It is about a construction equipment.
It can dig a standard six foot six grave from a single position.
TIA
It can dig a standard six foot six grave from a single position.
TIA
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| 4 +12 | a regular-size grave six feet six inches deep |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | A grave in a cemetary always measures 6 foot six in standard terms... |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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David Hollywood
Native in English
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English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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a regular-size grave six feet six inches deep
Graves are still the standard six foot six inches in dimension (babies' graves are smaller) and there are four groups of workers who do an eight-hour day. ...
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:50 GMT)
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the measurement refers to the depth of the grave in this case
As forensic experts searched the two meter (six foot six inches) deep grave in a wood in northern Italy, police said they had arrested four of the band ...
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:50 GMT)
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the measurement refers to the depth of the grave in this case
As forensic experts searched the two meter (six foot six inches) deep grave in a wood in northern Italy, police said they had arrested four of the band ...
www.sweenytod.com/rno/modules.php?name=News&file=article&si... - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you David!"
3 mins
A grave in a cemetary always measures 6 foot six in standard terms...
It must measure at least this but then a person can choose a bigger one.
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:16 GMT)
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6 feet and 6 inches although most often referred to as 6 foot or six foot deep. It is in fact, the depth of the grave. So your text is referring to the capacity of the (machine?)
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-03-03 22:36:20 GMT)
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Originally considered essential for the purpose of hygiene but hardly very effective really with diseases like HIV AIDS, etc.
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:16 GMT)
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6 feet and 6 inches although most often referred to as 6 foot or six foot deep. It is in fact, the depth of the grave. So your text is referring to the capacity of the (machine?)
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-03-03 22:36:20 GMT)
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Originally considered essential for the purpose of hygiene but hardly very effective really with diseases like HIV AIDS, etc.
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Tony M
: That rather gratuitous post note isn't in fact even technically accurate: in fact, HIV is quite a fragile virus, and doesn't survive long outside a living body; unlike things like anthrax etc.
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