The model of the new city hall is 'to scale'. [=the model shows exactly how the parts will relate to each other when it is built]
She 'scaled the heights of' the publishing industry. [=she rose to a very high position in the publishing industry]
Their equipment isn't suitable for 'large-scale' production. [=it cannot be used to make things in large amounts]
(..) - In her way. Uh, this season really began for me with a meditation... on the intersection between East and West. There's a scale. One nod is good. Two nods is very good. There's only been one actual smile on record, and that was Tom Ford in . An obi belt. She doesn't like it, she shakes her head. (..)2006 The Devil Wears Prada