11. Russians can hardly forget, though, that the alliance was built to protect the West from their Soviet-era armed forces. 12. Still, the walls of business and the bureaucracy, built to protect vested interests, are thick. 13. They see constituent service as expensive political machinery designed and built to protect incumbents. 14. But in the city of Huy on the Meuse, emergency sandbag dikes were being built to protect the city center. 15. Israel has said the fence is being built to protect Jewish worshipers at the site in PLO-ruled Bethlehem. 16. Luo said the section was built to protect merchants traveling the ancient Silk Road. 17. The granite stonework built to protect the fragile palaces and tombs of the kings and queens of Madagascar stands eerily empty on a cliff overlooking the capital. 18. The southern city of Klodzko is still waiting for dikes to be built to protect against the Neisse River. 19. Those defenses are still operating, unlike a similar U.S. system that was built to protect the missile silos. 20. Special food has been imported to feed the fish and concrete umbrellas have been built to protect them from the burning desert heat. |