| There were other strongholds at Dun Ara, and at Eilean Amalaig in Loch Spelve, where the MacLeans marshalled their birlinns. |
| It is also one of the last strongholds of the charismatic sage grouse, which has declined throughout the West. |
| The insurgents still had strongholds in the north-western district of Jolan, a warren of narrow streets. |
| These perches with huge vistas were just the sort of place the Urartians favoured for their strongholds. |
| Millions of pilgrims are expected to walk between Najaf and Karbala and other Shiite strongholds in Iraq. |
| Additional stocks of ammunition, food, medicines, and other materiel are created at strongholds. |
