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 * Steps in planning for procurement.—(1) Determination of needs.—To plan for the procurement of such arms, etc.
 * 62. Determination of types.—(a) Statement of characteristics.—Before, etc.
 * DETERMINATION OF TYPES.—Statement of characteristics.— Before types of, etc.
 * —The source material was furnished.

but Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Paragraphs and subparagraphs may be arranged according to the following scheme. The sequence is not fixed, and variations, in addition to the use of center and side heads or indented paragraphs, may be adopted, depending on the number of parts.


 * I. Outlines can begin with a capital Roman numeral.
 * A. The number of levels and the width of the column determine alignment and indention.
 * 1. A set space (en space) following the identifier aids alignment.
 * a. Usually, typefaces and sizes are chosen to agree with the hierarchy of the head breakdowns.
 * (1) Aligning runover lines with the first word which follows the number or letter aids readability.
 * (a) It is important to vary (alternate) the use of letters and numbers in any outline.
 * (1) The lowercase Roman numerals (i), (ii), etc. may be used as parts of the outline or to identify subparts of any previous parts.
 * (aa) When absolutely necessary, double (or triple) lowercase letters maybe used.
 * II. Where not needed, the capital Roman numerals may be discarded and the outline can begin with the letter A. As in any composition, consistency in indentions and order is essential.

To separate integers from decimals in a single expression.


 * 13.75 percent
 * 1.25 meters
 * $3.50
 * 0.08 mile

In continental European languages, to indicate thousands.


 * 1.317
 * 72.190.175