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Better-quality drafts and near-finished sequences fall on a sliding scale in between.
Here is a quick video of some kids sliding at the end level part of the slide.
Now, consider someone sliding a towel over its surface.
Some writers have a tin ear when it comes to sliding a quotation nicely into a sentence.
He pretended that there were magical realms hidden behind the sliding shoji screens in his family's little house.
Elastic bound flex cuffs help seal in thermal warmth without sliding down your wrist on prolonged reaches.
The walls were lined with books, held in place by sliding wooden slats, padlocked at the ends.
And there is a sliding scale of things that could be different.
On land, they waddle and toboggan across the ice-sliding on their bellies, and propelling themselves with their flippers.
Sliding window walls on four sides and at a corner of the living area open the house to the landscape.
The energy released by the sliding fault needs to be enough to overcome the friction holding rocks in place.
Luxury cars are looking fairly resilient so far, but sales of cheap cars and lorries are sliding.
Sliding is a matter of nerve, strength, and natural balance.
But if the economy keeps sliding, the no-frills variety may be enough.
The ship was already sliding into the depths, when a huge wave swept me into the sea.
Sliding toward you in the foreground is a wonderfully shabby-or, as a decorator might say, distressed-red leather sofa.
The weights can be made up of any material that is around but the sliding container of the material is made of steel.
The phone's screen-sliding mechanism feels solid, but it is still easy enough to operate with one hand or one thumb.
She wandering amongst her internal landscape now, sliding herself against reminders of their presence.
Typically forensic scientists measure remains with sliding rulers called calipers.
For them, the government will offer a sliding scale of subsidies.
Imagine sliding down the family's elegant curved staircase.
In the event of a fall on a steep slope, you jab the blades into the snow to stop yourself from sliding.
How quickly these glaciers move depends on the quality of the mud on which the glaciers are sliding.
At best the term overcrowding is a relative one, and the scale of official measurement conveniently sliding.
The structures are silos, with the weights sliding up and down alternately.
Pre-pay for access on a point of sale sliding scale.
Wearing thick spectacles that keep sliding down his nose, he doesn't fit the image of a would-be rebel leader.
As fast as you can, try sliding the index card away.
If surging water flushed the air out of a cavity, the ship would grab at the water rather than sliding over it.
Sliding is a magnificent sport, but it cannot be compared with skiing.
Padding prevents sliding and enables your rug to lie flat.
Oh yeah, play also promotes camaraderie, so the elephants are slip-sliding their way into life-long alliances.
The machine is all-metal, both for longevity and to stop it from sliding across the countertop.
Sliding along, the above are what leaped into my thoughts on this burning question.
The structures will be silos, with the weights sliding up and down.
Lift operators grew tired of taking lifts down the mountain after a day's work, so they started sliding down slopes on shovels.
The scientific error is the teardrop shape, which is correct for tears sliding off a cheek but not for falling raindrops.
Perhaps the best part is that the faculty who teach online are paid on a sliding scale governed by student enrollment.
Tales of infidelity and its consequences figured largely in her conversation-though she judged on a sliding scale.
Packing the right gear and downloading the latest updates can keep you from slip-sliding away.
But then you open the sliding door that connects to a tiny balcony.
Sliding round the corner on gravel and there was a mare across the road.
Outside, snow was sliding off the solar panels that covered the roofs of the development.
Archer sat silent, with the sense of clinging to the edge of a sliding precipice.
The energy released by the sliding fault needs to be substantial enough to break the friction holding rocks in place.
It has been sliding downwards in the rankings as a spot for investors.
Glaciers sliding into the sea powder it with small icebergs.
Some earthquakes are caused when two plates are sliding horizontally past each other.
The seat of one's pants can also be used for sliding down the plane's chute, or so we've been told.
And designs that include sliding cutting boards, graters, and multiple sprayers help you achieve maximum workstation efficiency.
Winter is here, and that means slipping and sliding will be commonplace if you live in a cold weather climate.
The structures will be silos with the weights sliding up and down.
Yahoo's fortunes have been waning in the last few years, and has seen its search share sliding.
Strange how you have a sliding scale of evidence when it comes to a subject that you clearly don't want to believe.

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