The phrase "artificial structures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to man-made constructions or systems that are not naturally occurring, often in contexts related to architecture, engineering, or environmental science.
Example: "The city is known for its impressive artificial structures, including bridges and skyscrapers that redefine its skyline."
Alternatives: "man-made structures" or "synthetic constructions".
But, given sufficient proximity to artificial structures, it will readily spend the cooler months inside instead.
Do artificial structures in the ocean actually promote more life, or do they simply attract it?
"We are particularly concerned at the prospect of militarisation of artificial structures," he continued.
They are designed to hit companies that use artificial structures to minimise UK profits and therefore lower their UK tax bills.
Rocks in New York tend to be acidic, hostile to these alkaline-loving ferns, although artificial structures made with mortar can provide a haven for lime-loving plants.
Some purchasers live abroad; other buyers live in the UK itself while they build up property empires using these artificial structures.
These differences are attributable in large part to the altering of the natural terrain through the construction of artificial structures and surfaces.
Villages, highways, and Alpine paths are also protected by costly artificial structures such as metal barriers, earthen walls, and concrete wedges and enclosures.
In October last year, leaders from 60 countries representing 90% of the world's econom, agreed an OECD package of reform for international tax, including a crackdown on artificial structures used by multinationals to dodge permanent establishment.
Before being awarded the stimulus money, the initiative had spent seven years piecing together small grants to slowly remove nets that were lost to rocky seafloors or artificial structures in the area's historic fishing grounds.
Each year in its annual report, AstraZeneca says: "We draw a distinction between tax planning using artificial structures and optimising tax treatment of business transactions and we engage only in the latter".
