\begin{table}%t2 \caption{\label{tab:lines} The unabsorbed flux in ph ${\rm m^{-2}}~{\rm s^{-1}}$ for the \ion{O}{vii} forbidden emission line for all high resolution spectral observations of NGC 5548. } \par %\centerline { \begin{tabular}{l c} \hline\hline Year (month) & \ion{O}{vii} \\ \hline 1999 (Dec.) & $0.81\pm0.16$ \\ 2000 (Feb.) & $0.82\pm0.18$ \\ 2000 (Dec.) & $1.3 \pm0.2 $\\ 2001 (Jul.) & $ 1.1\pm0.1 $ \\ 2002 (Jan.) & $0.75\pm0.07$ \\ 2005 (Apr.) & $0.35\pm0.06$ \\ 2007 (Aug.) & $0.27\pm0.06$ \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip \par All errors are calculated at a 68\% confidence level. \end{table}