| It soon was apparent that what showed as paths on the map were actually berms running beside irrigation canals. |
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| Hedgerows were built-up berms of earth covered with trees and bushes that lined the fields of French farmers. |
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| At Turkey Point in the sandy berms out in the salt marsh, large stands of the non-native Teesdalia nudicaulis were noted in bloom. |
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| Those involved in the ambush said a trap had been laid, and that the area was marked with defensive earth berms and firing positions. |
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| The 120 mm antitank round, using a depleted uranium core, penetrated the earthen berms protecting enemy tanks and destroyed them. |
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| The Army Corps of Engineers helped by building berms, knocking down trees and triple stranding the site. |
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| The trip north passed bombed antiaircraft guns, empty foxholes and berms dug for tanks that had been abandoned by armed forces. |
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| The air war was conducted with both forces on opposite sides of a long series of trenches, berms, and obstacles. |
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| When we reached the valley, there were a few berms the snipers could use to lay behind in firing position. |
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| They did this by excavating a portion of the ditch and constructing a series of berms to retain water. |
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| There was no enormous defence system with massive berms and a highly-sophisticated system of underground trenches. |
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| Long earth berms conceal cars and animate the pancake flatness of the suburban topography. |
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| To catch rainwater, build berms on the downhill side of the plants using soil from the planting holes. |
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| First, arrange your soil to form berms and swales to better retain water. |
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| For snowboarders, Hotham offers gullies, bowls, hits, berms, lips and open stashes so slick many stunt skiers have cut in on the action. |
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| In front of him sat the commander of the unit, a quiet former school clerk who said the berms were bad for advancing the cause. |
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| The lengthy offshore berms on which Louisiana's governor Bobby Jindal and other local politicians insisted proved a costly fiasco. |
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| The other pits will be surrounded by berms or fences to prevent inadvertent public access. |
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| Angled berms diverting water into undisturbed ground will prevent sediment-laden water from entering the stream. |
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| These distances can be further reduced by synthetic attenuators such as berms, fences, etc. |
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| A new secondary cell will be constructed adjacent to the existing cells and sections of the existing secondary cell berms will be upgraded. |
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| The landscaped areas should use berms, curbs and depressions to direct and retain flows and allow time for infiltration. |
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| These measures may include berms, fences, ditches, buffer zones or other strategies to effectively mitigate any hazards. |
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| Project partners are using gated culverts and earthen berms to create water retention sites that will slow run-off during downstream flooding. |
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| In addition, it has strengthened the earthen berms along the border to prevent any kind of smuggling. |
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| Upgrades include the installation of new pipes, relocation of the intake screens and reconstruction of the interior berms. |
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| By the time you step out on the lanai, which overlooks the pool and a secluded bay guarded by berms of lava rock, you've almost forgotten you're in Hawaii. |
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| Fountains and berms can keep cars and trucks away from the building. |
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| Marines on the south side of the city began packing up gear Thursday in preparation to withdraw and breaking down earthen berms and other security barriers. |
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| Also, look for berms and structures 20 to 30 meters away from your location that can provide cover and concealment from which to command detonate devices. |
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| On the outskirts of the city, armed forces have constructed an 80-mile network of earth barriers, or berms, to stop vehicles getting out across country. |
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| Navy construction battalion personnel use a crawler tractor and wheeled loader to move sand during the construction of berms that will house weapons during the operation. |
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| Planting makes use of indigenous species, like the frothy casuarinas along the northern edges of the site and the native grasses which cover low earth berms around the range. |
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| But work was halted after a public outcry, and in what would be a major U-turn by the authority, members are expected to give the go-ahead for the berms to be ripped up. |
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| At the upper part, above high sea level, a beach terrace is located, and there may be a series of beach ridges or berms created by the waves of a previous major storm. |
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| Although only few extensive studies have been conducted, it is clear that compatibility can be enhanced by appropriate siting, fences, berms, antenna nulling, modulation techniques and coding. |
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| Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's governor and a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, accuses the federal government of blocking his plans to defend against the spill by building a system of sand berms. |
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| He added that their children feel more frightened at seeing berms and tightened security measures around them. |
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| Several berms can occur at spring and neap tide levels. |
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| On the work site and in the soil screening and processing areas, surface water will be directed away from excavation and from water bodies using proper site grading and berms. |
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| Rehabilitation at each location consisted of ripping potentially compacted road and landing surface, followed by retrieving roadside berms of topsoil and organic material including large and small woody debris. |
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| The berms, called K-rails, are about 3 feet wide at the base, and taper to about 12 inches at the top. |
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| Although effective, floodwalls and berms may not be practical for individual buildings in dense urban areas, as they require a considerable amount of land. |
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| More recent, on May 7, there was a major oil leak at the Kinder Morgan tank farm on Burnaby Mountain, where over 200 cubic metres of oil escaped and was contained by the berms. |
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| Traffic markings: Coatings formulated and recommended for marking and striping streets, highways, or other traffic surfaces including, but not limited to, curbs, berms, driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, and airport runways. |
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| These dimensions do not include the wall's ditches, berms and forts. |
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| In contrast, tree growth has been found to be higher on displaced material such as berms and sidecasts compared with the harvested undisturbed soils. |
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