Example sentences of "close to [noun sg] level " in BNC.

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1 Iles Kerguelen and Macquarie Island , lying on the Antarctic Convergence , have correspondingly richer floras close to sea level , including several species of ferns and flowering plants .
2 Rodents came ashore mostly from sealing and whaling ships ; they survive well , mainly close to sea level , on all the main island groups north of the northern limit of pack ice .
3 In Antarctica many such lakes occur inland , some on shelf ice close to sea level , others high among mountains or nunataks .
4 Adelies breed ashore , mostly on raised beaches close to sea level from November onward ; they lay two eggs in pebble nests in October and November , rearing their chick through summer .
5 In the maritime Antarctic they form short mats or cushions up to 25 cm across and 5–1Ocm deep , typically on warm north — or west-facing slopes close to sea level , in association with each other and with mosses ; they are usually underlain with brown soils to which they have contributed roots and other organic material ( Longton , 1985 ) .
6 This is effected by means of extractor fan system , the air entering close to the ceiling and leaving close to ground level .
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