The agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Your own confirmation hearing in 1987 is often called a watershed for the process. From Wordnik.com. [The View From 1987] Reference
These hills separate this watershed from the neighboring Madeira-Tapajós moist forest. From Wordnik.com. [Tapajós-Xingu moist forests] Reference
Most of the watershed is blanketed by mature wet forests whose composition is poorly known. From Wordnik.com. [Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras] Reference
A watershed is a line separating drainage basins from each other. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Brian Eno called his watershed ambient album "Music For Airports.". From Wordnik.com. [ÜberDrivel] Reference
Thus, 1932 can be described as the watershed year for peace parks. From Wordnik.com. [Transboundary protected areas] Reference
To say this is a watershed is a profound understatement. print share. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Wins Indiana] Reference
The watershed was the wedding of Diana's second son, this week in Greece. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The watershed is a habitat for 154 species of birds, including 12 rare types. From Wordnik.com. [The Taunton Gazette Home RSS] Reference
Using untested, potentially dangerous chemicals near our watershed is a huge gamble. From Wordnik.com. [John Moore: Our Drinking Water Under Siege] Reference
A: Physically, the water is from the melting snows of the Kern River watershed, which is a. From Wordnik.com. [Bakersfield.com Latest news] Reference
But the watershed was the election of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2000. From Wordnik.com. [Rating Raised on Brazil's Foreign Debt] Reference
The watershed was a small plateau with two lakes, one of which emptied north, the other, south. From Wordnik.com. [Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark] Reference
Drainage basins are divided from each other by topographic barriers called a watershed (Figure 1). From Wordnik.com. [Drainage basin] Reference
The watershed is a granite and porphyry formation, heavily timbered, and the stream is fed by snow and rain. From Wordnik.com. [The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170] Reference
Woodstock has been described as a watershed, seminal, formative, game-changing, and with dozens of superlatives. From Wordnik.com. [Brent Green: 40 Years After Woodstock: An Extraordinarily Different America] Reference
I guess I'd always assumed that the watershed was a British, slightly puritanical thing; but it's not, far from it. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Not surprisingly, an ecosystem can be a stone and all the life beneath it; a drainage basin (that is, a watershed). From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Of course, this makes a real problem for the people who live on the watershed, which is what you're concerned about. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Daniel Okun, October 22, 1985. Interview K-0021. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
And we were very pleased with that vote; a vote that Senator Dole had called a watershed vote and we think so as well. From Wordnik.com. [Pm Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference
MIPTV 2008 was termed a watershed as ancillary platforms like mobile, VOD, and IPTV finally started to move the needle. From Wordnik.com. [Carrying The Torch: The Political Tightrope; The Olympic Games Under Fire; The Yahoo! & The Restless - Media Biz Buzz for April 14, 2008] Reference
"When he was appointed by Prisons 'Minister Paul Goggins, it was described as a watershed for the Prison Service," he said. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
The ruling has been described as a watershed moment, one that will pave the way for countless other claims against councils. From Wordnik.com. [Equality payout for female cleaners in Birmingham will lead to more losers than winners] Reference
A watershed is a geographic area that is drained by a river, including tributaries and small streams that flow directly into the river. From Wordnik.com. [Carthage Press Homepage RSS] Reference
That moment would be a "watershed" in South African politics. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Labelling the conference as a "watershed", Sir David said South. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Kelo, Miranda and the other "watershed" criminal procedure cases, to name a few. From Wordnik.com. [Palin On Supreme Court Cases: ???] Reference
All of the water in that lake originates in the "watershed" of the mountain itself. From Wordnik.com. [Express Car Wash Ignores Water Ban at cvillenews.com] Reference
Primeval on the other hand, although transmitted well before the "watershed" is more "adult" in content. From Wordnik.com. [Primeval - a whole new can of worms] Reference
Joining me from New Orleans to talk a little bit about this potentially 'watershed' election is Kurt Sprang. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2007] Reference
About midway at the back of each of them is a 'watershed', only covered for five or six hours out of the twelve. From Wordnik.com. [The Riddle of the Sands]
Ray's proposals and the reaction to them formed a kind of watershed in the War Department's postwar racial policy. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
MARIN: For a pastor like Mike Hamlet, it was a kind of watershed for a group that feels it is often misunderstood. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2004] Reference
In March, industry sales fell 12%, which Mr. Farley said was a "watershed" result for the industry, "like a cold shower.". From Wordnik.com. [Ford Aims to Wow Key Group: Its Dealers] Reference
While women opt for lengthy Victorian novels as their "watershed" novels, men want books that are sharp and to the point. From Wordnik.com. [Kinky, Kundera, Camus, and More] Reference
'The tide's ebbing now, and the light's bad; it's new ground, with a "watershed" to cross, and we're safe to get aground.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Riddle of the Sands]
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