11.   Among the top priorities is to replant the barren ground with native grasses and shrubs.

12.   Fenced out by a roll of rusty barbed wire, hundreds of Afghan refugees crouch on the barren ground, with no shelter from the scorching desert sun.

13.   On land that once provided a bountiful harvest, only barren ground remains.

14.   Strong headwinds blew along the trail at the Yukon River and the Bering Sea coast, and the icy barren ground injured dogs in other teams.