Assertion: metric system | /r/HasProperty | successful
Facets:
value: despite often-vigorous opposition
type: OTHER
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The first part (5 pages) is a simple summary of why the metric system has been successful, and the second part (31 pages) is where you will find more detailed facts, arguments, and discussion points that you can use in your own metrication campaign.
text: From Pat Naughtin's notes: While I was thinking about why metrication matters, I jotted down some of the reason why I thought that it did, and why the metric system has been so successful.
text: Despite often-vigorous opposition, the metric system has always been successful.