But that would immediately be reversed by the entire court embank. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2005] Reference
They can't really in good faith go to the circuit court, because there was a 10-2 embank decision against them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2005] Reference
They excavated a space, to the depth of three or four feet, and used the earth they threw out to embank the walls raised upon the edge of the excavation. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861] Reference
But since the embank court has already said 10-2 that they're not going to give relief -- and there's nothing really new here -- I mean, it's conceivable that they could get the two judges that dissented and get a 2-1 decision. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2005] Reference
It seemed so very odd that anybody should embank a roadway. From Wordnik.com. [She] Reference
A few attempts had been made to deepen and embank the natural streams, but with slender success. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1] Reference
Some years ago, a society, formed at Geneva, offered to embank the river for the ground which would have been recovered by the operation; but the offer was refused by the (then Sardinian) government. From Wordnik.com. [The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing] Reference
Modern engineering skill enables them to tunnel the crest, to cut galleries in the perpendicular walls of gorges, and to embank mountain torrents against the spring inundation of the roadbed, where it drops to the valley floor. From Wordnik.com. [Influences of Geographic Environment On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography] Reference
Chap. 282. maintaining, operating and repairing such aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works, and for all other proper purposes of this act, said city may dig up or raise and embank any lands, or public or other ways in such manner as to cause the least pos. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
If the marsh is divided by an actual river, it may be best to embank it in two separate tracts; losing the margins, that have been recommended, outside of the dykes, and building the necessary additional length of these, rather than to contend with a large body of water. From Wordnik.com. [Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health] Reference
Whenever said board shall, under authority of Restoration of this act, dig up, raise, embank or otherwise work in or upon any IT/., toXlood park, road, street or way, land or location as aforesaid, it shall condalon etc so far as practicable restore the same to as good order and condition as the same was in when the work was begun. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
In fact, so completely do they embank the coast, that between the Gironde and the village of Mimizan, a distance of one hundred miles, there are but two outlets for the discharge of all the waters which flow from the land to the sea; and the eastern front of the dunes is bordered by a succession of stagnant pools, some of which are more than six miles in length and breadth. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth as Modified by Human Action] Reference
And should every proprietor exercise his equal right to embank all his own lands, and thus the general operation shall strive to confine the river within the limits of its shores, the attempt must fail, and the floods, rising higher in proportion to their lateral confinement, will overtop any dykes which can be made by separate individuals, each working on his own separate plan. From Wordnik.com. [Agricultural, Geological, and Descriptive Sketches of Lower North Carolina, and the Similar Adjacent Lands] Reference
Suao Bay was once Lanyang River mouth There are two nature prominent embank-ments beside Suao Bay, and all the contour lines bulge out from it at the influence of Black Current northwards, and there are several sand bars outside Suao Bay, including a submarine elliptic sand bar about more than 2.5 km long, indicating that the Lanyang River once has flowed out from Suao Bay since long time ago. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
As an instance of the speed and energy with which these works for the convenience of the public are carried out, when once they have been decided upon, it may be mentioned that the contract for the portion of the electric line between Middelkerke and Plage de Westende, a distance of about a mile and a half, was signed on May 9, that five days later 200 workmen began to cut through the dunes, embank and lay the permanent way, and that on. From Wordnik.com. [Bruges and West Flanders] Reference
He rushed across the plain like a winter torrent that has burst its barrier in full flood; no dykes, no walls of fruitful vineyards can embank it when it is swollen with rain from heaven, but in a moment it comes tearing onward, and lays many a field waste that many a strong man hand has reclaimed — even so were the dense phalanxes of the Trojans driven in rout by the son of Tydeus, and many though they were, they dared not abide his onslaught. From Wordnik.com. [The Iliad of Homer] Reference
He rushed across the plain like a winter torrent that has burst its barrier in full flood; no dykes, no walls of fruitful vineyards can embank it when it is swollen with rain from heaven, but in a moment it comes tearing onward, and lays many a field waste that many a strong man's hand has reclaimed -- even so were the dense phalanxes of the Trojans driven in rout by the son of Tydeus, and many though they were, they dared not abide his onslaught. From Wordnik.com. [The Iliad] Reference
All the tribes of the Vril-ya are in constant communication with each other, and settle amongst themselves each year what proportion of one community will unite with the emigrants of another, so as to form a state of sufficient size; and the place for emigration is agreed upon at least a year before, and pioneers sent from each state to level rocks, and embank waters, and construct houses; so that when the emigrants at last go, they find a city already made, and a country around it at least partially cleared. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Race] Reference
Said town may dig up or raise and embank any such lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel thereon. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Etc., lands. purpose ot constructing, maintaming and repairmg sucn conduits, pipes and other works and for all proper pur - poses of this act said town may dig up, raise and embank any such lands or ways in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
In a determination made under the provisions of section twelve of chapter four hundred and sixty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, as amended by section four of chapter four hundred and two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, of the value of the benefit or advantage from the establishment of the embankment and park therein men - tioned to any parcel of real estate bordering upon or near said embankment and park, the fact that said embank - ment and park may be used for the purposes provided by this act shall be taken into consideration. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Water courses, railroads, or public or private ways, and along any such way, in such manner as when completed shall not unnecessarily ol) struct the same; and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and repairing such conduits, pipes and other works and for all proper pur - poses of this act, said town may dig up, raise and embank any such lands or ways in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Chap. 578. 565 other works under or over any land, water courses, rail - roads, railways and public or other ways, and along such ways in said city in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing, laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such con - duits, pipes and other works, and for all proper purjwses of this act, said city may dig up or raise and embank any such lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Chap. 172. 197 fixtures, or structures and do such other things as may be necessary for providing and maintaining a complete and effective system of water works, and for that purpose may locate, relocate and maintain hydrants, lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works in, under or over or across any land, water courses, railroads, railways, state, public or other ways, and along such ways in the town of Erving, in such manner as will not unnecessarily obstruct the same, and may dig up, raise and embank any such land, highways or other ways, in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
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