Perceval, when being briefed on a battle plan, insists that not only left and right but the compass points are relative.
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We also disagree with how they frame their discussion of thecompasspointtask.
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Scientists, to whatevercompasspointof learning they may turn their faces or their intellects, whatever the goal they may conceive, are obliged to advance on two simultaneous fronts.
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The bearing is in the format of degrees, minutes, seconds withcompasspointletters before and afterward to indicate the compass quadrant.
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Acompasspointor more distinctive divisional name is to be placed next.
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Each member received a badge that illustrated a combinedcompasspointand spearhead.
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Until 1945, therefore, the community bordered on foreign territory at everycompasspoint.
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Its name is derived from the word "pohjoinen" meaning thecompasspoint"north".
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They then pointed their ship to the nextcompasspointand measured again, graphing their results.
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The tattoo consists of a round maze with a tiny human figure at eachcompasspoint.
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His inner compass pointed him in the right direction.
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Positioning thecompasspointon the pivot point of the crank arm, rotate the compass to produce a circle with radius equal to the length of the crank arm.
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Presence of amphipods and isopods was recorded at 5 m intervals along eight compass points radiating from the point thought to be the centre of the population.
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A version used on official publications places the logo on a background quartered in a background colour and black, surrounded by four additional compass points.
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Compass points are used to distinguish constituencies from each other when a more suitable label can not be found.
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