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level

Instrument for finding horizontal level, or adjusting a surface to an even level, used in surveying, building construction, and archaeology. It has a glass tube of coloured liquid, in which a bubble is trapped, mounted in an elongated frame. When the tube is horizontal, the bubble moves to the centre.



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There was an abortion-rate increase of 13% over the past decade, but the 2002-03 figure was down slightly from the previous year, and there has been a levelling off in abortion numbers over the preceding five years (The Age, 10/11/04, p.
This is based on projections by the UN Population Division, which do not reflect a possible levelling off of population increase, not to mention a possible decline as a result of abortion, contraception, AIDS and the one-child-per-family policy in China.
An article recently published in The New York Times, titled "Residential Real Estate Market Appears Headed for a Recovery," suggests that after several difficult years, real estate prices in the New York area are levelling off and sales are making a comeback.
 
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