1.   Fearing more floods, the state had the river dredged.

2.   Justice Ferradino stressed that even if the company wanted to dredge the river, it could not legally do so now, nor could he order it to.

3.   The project calls for straightening and dredging the rivers, controlling the flow of the tributaries with dikes and removing rock formations to allow year-round shipping.

4.   Ahmad said dredging the river was only a temporary solution.

5.   Cidade de Deus residents blamed Rio Mayor Cesar Maia, saying flooding could have been avoided if the city had dredged the river.

6.   The Corps, which dredges rivers and builds and maintains locks and dams, has been under fire in recent weeks for allegedly falsifying its justifications for some projects.

7.   The proposal is expected to stir up the long-running controversy over dredging the river.

8.   The Chinese want to dredge the river to give big ships access to the site of the project.