Sentence examples for works were started from inspiring English sources

Flood control works were started after the river burst its levees in 1977.

Huge public works were started, at a cost of $53 billion: housing projects, industrial parks, a subway in Caracas and El Sistema, a music-teaching programme for the poor.

Public works were started; import duties were increased; and a system of multiple exchange rates favored manufacturing activities over agriculture.

These works were started in 1911 and were finished during the First World War.

In 1983, renovation works were started on the building to convert it into a hotel.

Most parts of the fortress were finished during the First World War, and many minor works were started and completed during the course of the war.

Work was started in 1926 but stopped a few years later.

"Make sure that any change orders are agreed to and signed before any additional work is started," he said.

Before any work is started, it's compulsory that an ecological survey is carried out to check for protected species inhabiting the site.

A half dozen houses on the block are in various stages of renovation; most of the work was started before the landmark designation.

For this reason this work is started by designing an optimum power stabilizer for each of them standing alone.