\begin{table}%t9
\caption{\label{tab:lin}A comparison of the linear relations between Be and Fe and O
  (or any other $\alpha$ indicators adopted) as found in the
  literature.}
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$\log$(Be/H) = (A $\pm$$\sigma_{A}$)  +  (B $\pm$ $\sigma_{B}$)  [Fe/H] & Ref.  \\
\hline
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.38 \pm 0.08$)  +  ($1.24 \pm 0.07$)  [Fe/H] & This work (all stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.34 \pm 0.09$)  +  ($1.27 \pm 0.08$)  [Fe/H] & This work (F00 stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.40 \pm 0.08$)  +  ($1.22 \pm 0.07$)  [Fe/H] & This work (halo stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.38 \pm 0.08$)  +  ($1.16 \pm 0.07$)  [Fe/H] & This work (thick disk stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.22 \pm 0.07$)  +  ($1.16 \pm 0.04$)  [Fe/H] & King (\cite{Ki01}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.59 \pm 0.03$)  +  ($0.96 \pm 0.04$)  [Fe/H] & Boesgaard et~al. (\cite{BDKR99}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.19 \pm 0.11$)  +  ($1.07 \pm 0.08$)  [Fe/H] & Molaro et~al. (\cite{MBCP97}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$9.76 \pm 0.22$)  +  ($1.26 \pm 0.11$)  [Fe/H] & Boesgaard \& King (\cite{BK93}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.87 \pm 0.51$)  +  ($0.77 \pm 0.23$)  [Fe/H] & Gilmore et~al. (\cite{GGEN92})$^{2}$ \\
\hline 
$\log$(Be/H) = (A $\pm$ $\sigma_{\rm A}$)  +  (B $\pm$ $\sigma_{\rm B}$)  [$\alpha$/H] & Ref.  \\
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$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.62 \pm 0.07$)  +  ($1.36 \pm 0.08$)  [$\alpha$/H] & This work (all stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.71 \pm 0.07$)  +  ($1.34 \pm 0.08$)   [$\alpha$/H] & This work (F00 stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.62 \pm 0.07$)  +  ($1.37 \pm 0.08$)   [$\alpha$/H] & This work (halo stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.64 \pm 0.07$)  +  ($1.31 \pm 0.08$)   [$\alpha$/H] & This work (thick disk stars)\\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.87 \pm 0.28$)  +  ($1.10 \pm 0.18$)   [Mg/H] & King (\cite{Ki02}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.33 \pm 0.16$)  +  ($1.31 \pm 0.18$) [Ca/H] & King (\cite{Ki02}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.61 \pm 0.06$)  +  ($1.51 \pm 0.05$)   [O/H]$^{1}_{\rm mean}$ & King (\cite{Ki01}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.69\pm 0.04$) + ($1.45 \pm 0.04$)   [O/H] & Boesgaard et~al. (\cite{BDKR99}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$10.62 \pm 0.13$)  +  ($1.13 \pm 0.11$)   [O/H] & Molaro et~al. (\cite{MBCP97}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = $-$10.68~+~1.12  [O/H] & Boesgaard \& King (\cite{BK93}) \\
$\log$(Be/H) = ($-$$11.19 \pm  0.25$)  +  ($0.85 \pm  0.15$)   [O/H] & Gilmore et~al. (\cite{GGEN92})$^{2}$ \\
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\hline
\end{tabular}}
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$^1$ A mean oxygen abundance from different indicators, such as the molecular OH~UV lines 
and the $\lambda$6300~[OI] forbidden line; $^2$~the fits were recalculated in this work 
based on the original published data. 
\end{table}