Sentence examples similar to substantial moats from inspiring English sources
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("And make it a real big moat").
A more substantial fortified palace surrounded by a moat was built on the same site in 1199 replacing the traditional motte-and-bailey castle.
A substantial water-garden, forming part of the moat to the east, existed at the castle during this period; it may have included a fountain and probably had a geometric form, possibly similar to the garden at nearby St Benet's Abbey in Norfolk.
The creator of a video game series has accepted "substantial" damages over a claim it was planning a version based on gunman Raoul Moat.
The estate had been occupied since the 11th century and by the 14th century included a substantial house to the north east of the present building, where traces of a moat can still be seen.
It has been suggested that the moat could have been drained in a day because the embankment surrounding it was not substantial, and that as such it did not pose a serious obstacle to an attacker.
The outer bailey wall, 8 feet thick in places, is no longer very substantial, but even when first built it may have been quite weak; it is protected by a moat, up to 13 m wide and 3 m deep.
Built by Eero Saarinen in 1955, the chapel recently underwent a substantial renovation that included key restorations and upgrades to the exterior and interior of the building and to the surrounding moat.
