Assertion: metric system | /r/CapableOf | gain in popularity
Facets:
value: at the time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: After the U.S gained independence from Britain, the new American government decided to keep this type of measurement, even though the metric system was gaining in popularity at the time.
text: After the U.S gained independence from Britain, the new American government decided to keep this type of measurement, even though the metric system was gaining in popularity at the time.