1.   Communication links were destroyed by fighting years ago.

2.   Drinkable water is also desperately needed, he said, because the water system has been destroyed by fighting.

3.   Independent reports of the fighting were not available because the government has barred journalists from the area, and communication links were destroyed by fighting years ago.

4.   Only northern parts of war-ravaged Angola appeared to have received normal rainfall, but agriculture there has been destroyed by fighting.

5.   The headquarters was partially destroyed by fighting during the coup.

6.   The ministry has been set up in a newly refurbished building because the old premises were destroyed by fighting.

7.   He said the area had been destroyed by fighting and was devoid of running water, electricity or basic sanitary facilities.

8.   Fighting has destroyed much of the physical infrastructure in Bosnia and disrupted economic systems.

9.   The city has been without running water for a week since the pumping station was destroyed by fighting last Tuesday.