It measures the pressure differential between two adjacent horizontal bands in the atmosphere.

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And inside, horizontal bands of different types of wood--particularly in the bar and along the corridors where the rooms are located--suggest, perhaps, a yacht.

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Still, where Apple's device presents an all-glass front, creating a clean, monolithic appearance, the front of the Z10 is broken up by horizontal bands that span the top and bottom.

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Decked out with swooping curves, racing horizontal bands, wraparound windows, needle-like towers and candy-coloured neon, the architecture was designed to remind visitors that they 0 200 400 600 800 1000 were on holiday.

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