| 1 | He balanced precariously on the narrow window-ledge. | |
| 2 | Soybean prices are basically flat this year while corn prices are up 25%. | |
| 3 | The Secretary also assumes that all this can be done with flat or declining budgets. | |
| 4 | The German federal statistics office indicated that spending fell during the quarter, while in France it was flat. | |
| 5 | Educators were uncertain how to explain the flat results, and some said they don't point to a trend. |