11.  Applied Materials Chairman and Chief Executive James Morgan said yesterday that he expected revenue to rise to record levels based on strong orders for chip-making equipment.

12.  As a result, the water content that is locked in the mountain snow is also at record levels.

13.  Debt has risen to a record level."

14.  Debts from bankruptcies rose to a record level in 1997 to 14.0447 trillion yen, outstripping the previous high of 9.2411 trillion yen in 1995.

15.  Domestic soybean processing has run at record levels in recent months.

16.  Domestic soybean oil use has been at a record high level lately.

17.  Driven by anxieties and deadlines, citizenship applications are reaching record levels.

18.  Driven by strong demand for personal computers, Windows sales to computer manufacturers reached record levels, jumping 40 percent over year-ago levels.

19.  Earlier this week, the Bundesbank left German rates unchanged at record low levels, pushing widely expected reductions in borrowing costs further into the future.

20.  During the Clinton administration, the trade deficit reached record levels yet again, and the dollar soared to unusually high levels _ both crises-in-waiting.