Sentence examples for accommodate flood from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, the government could relocate much of the population, or build drainage ditches on the flat plains identified in this study to accommodate flood flows.

The vote tally was delayed because a reduced number of voting stations forced many polls to stay open until almost dawn today to accommodate floods of irate voters.

To make these lessons of the ecological wisdom actionable, we translate them into three urban design principles: Urban design should (1) anticipate and accommodate flooding, (2) incorporate the ecological process of flooding, and (3) reveal the flood dynamics to the public.

It greatly improved subways and buses, offered discounts to ride them, watched as millions more riders flooded in and then had to add more subways and buses to accommodate the flood.

Mr. Corbett realized his home and his finances could not accommodate the flood of Central Americans.

With developments being built to accommodate a flood of people from the city, the region is rife with speculation.

But now, Petrocom is making plans for dozens of coal-blending facilities in China, to accommodate a flood of imports that could last for decades.

On Wednesday, even as it announced its huge financing needs for the latest quarter, the Treasury said financial markets could accommodate the flood of new bonds.

The voting will continue for the rest of the week, and election officials have extended the hours at polling places to accommodate the flood of people eager to vote.

To accommodate the flood of new entries, Road Runners capped the number of runners who can qualify by meeting a time standard in a non-Road Runners event, and they will be chosen by lottery.

This year, at a July 29 news conference announcing plans for an annex to accommodate the flood of students wanting to attend P.S. 8, a parade of public officials praised the school and its principal.