The phrase "around flat" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is situated or positioned in a flat manner, but the expression lacks clarity and context.
Example: "The papers were scattered around flat on the table."
Alternatives: "spread out flat" or "laid flat around".
First, it sounds a note of caution regarding the recent buzz around "flat" corporate structures.
United States same-store sales dropped for the first time since the summer of 2011, declining by 1.4 percent, versus Wal-Mart's projection of around flat.
Next, the BEM discretized problem of unsteady flow around flat wing equivalent to the original geometry is recast into the standard form of a continuous-time state-space model considering some auxiliary assumptions.
"This undertaking is subsidized by the enormous teat of the federal government," Durant hisses at an engineer who doesn't understand why his boss wants his railroad to loop around flat terrain.
Shape into fingers, patties, meatballs or around flat skewers, cover and chill for at least an hour, or up to 12. Heat a frying pan, griddle or barbecue greased with a little oil.
Throw away the retainer, and restructure around flat fee--or even performance-based--models.
Wood stools and folding chairs cluster around flat-screen TVs.
As Annie, a sportswear-clad ghost, she's been in three successful series of the show centred around flat-sharing supernatural twentysomethings.
His antic, gum-chewing turn is pure throwaway shtick, but it shows up Mr. Burns, who in their scenes together stands around flat-footed, basking in his own cocky cuteness, which he, and the movie, persist in mistaking for style.
(Above 55 inches, TVs based on rear-projection are proving popular, having benefited from the buzz around flat-panel displays).Watch out plasma, here comes LCDAs the new LCD plants start running, however, LCD TVs will increasingly be able to compete with plasma at sizes as large as 45 inches.
They are toting around flats and sneakers in case they have to run, and stocking up on canned tuna, salmon and oysters, batteries and bottled water.
