Sentence examples for build a flood from inspiring English sources

To preserve its connection to the river, Davenport, which had major flooding last spring, decided years ago not to build a flood wall.

I know what it's like to lose leave because a decision has been made in the comfort of a Whitehall office to get the cheap labour the army can provide in a crisis - a crisis that has ultimately been caused by the failings of individuals paid vastly more than the typical 19-year-old soldier now rescuing the elderly or attempting in haste to build a flood defence to save an entire village.

The old town was devastated in the floods of 2002 and the authorities resolved to build a flood protection wall with gates to let water in and out.

Under the plans, large-scale engineering work would be carried out to build a flood channel and improve three Thames weirs, along with smaller schemes to provide local defences and improve flood response plans.

UNICEF's staff made several visits to Malabo and with support from UNICEF Denmark, a commitment was made to support the Ministry of Education to build a flood resistant school with support from the community.

2)."I'm going to have to get some plastic sheeting and sandbags so I can build a flood wall around my bed".

Officials had wanted to tear down the homes next to a ravine to build a flood-protection project.

In Noye's song calling for the ark to be built, a flood leitmotiv derived from the first line of the opening hymn recurs as a solemn refrain.

The Bush administration has scolded the city of Davenport, Iowa, for its failure to build a permanent flood wall to protect itself from the swollen Mississippi River.

New Orleans Author Goat Carson suggests turning the city into New Amsterdam and inviting the Dutch to build a 10,000 year flood protection system in exchange for tourism revenue.

Last month the city's municipal body, the Greater Chennai Corporation, organised a seminar with 100RC in which international experts on flood management put their heads together with local experts to come up with a comprehensive plan to build a stronger, more flood-resistant Chennai.