Sentence examples for key canals from inspiring English sources

Water levels along the main Chao Phraya River and key canals to the north were still manageable, he said, though he warned "there could be trouble" if any critical barriers break.

Reports said water had flooded homes in the Lak Si district, along a key canal in the north of the city.

No surprise, then, that the César-nominated Sarah's Key (2010, Studio Canal, 12) should provide Scott Thomas with the chance once again to prove her mettle as a mesmerising presence who can carry a complex drama shoulder-high.

The Kufa Gate to the south-west and the Basra Gate to the south-east both opened on to the Sarat canal – a key part of the network of waterways that drained the waters of the Euphrates into the Tigris and made this site so attractive.

Witnesses said the city remained on edge overnight with the military still guarding key installations, including the canal.

A chronology of key events: The Panama Canal Authority approves a deal to end a dispute over $1.6bn £1bnn) cost overruns that had delayed work to widen the waterway.The Spanish-led construction consortium and the ACP say each will invest an extra $100m in the project, due to be completed in 2015.

Many of the exteriors were set to be shot in New Orleans, including a key sequence involving the Canal Street Ferry across the Mississippi River.

The corridor leads up the Egyptian and Saudi coasts to Egypt's Suez Canal, a key sea route for oil traffic from the Gulf region.

Egypt has been particularly threatened by the burgeoning number of attacks, as fees collected for transit through the Suez Canal are a key source of national revenue.

Back home Morris was a key promoter of the Erie Canal, which made New York the commercial center of the new nation and indeed of the world.

The three bridges over the canal were the key to allowing Army Group B a high operational tempo.