1.   For years Japan has been supporting the construction in Iran of a giant hydroelectric dam on the Karun River costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

2.   The idea of removing the giant dams would have been all but unfathomable in an earlier era, when dams were considered powerful signs of progress in the West.

3.   When the waters rise behind the giant dam, Anye Joe will have to move.

4.   A court on Wednesday ordered a halt to work on a giant dam project in the rain forests of Borneo, saying it is violating environmental laws.

5.   After a year of preliminary work and seven months of night-and-day labor, the giant dam is probably too far along to be scrapped.

6.   Another threat are the giant hydroelectric dams on the Yangtze.

7.   Malaysian non-governmental organizations have opposed the construction of giant dams for water and electricity projects, saying they harmed the environment.

8.   The state has had enough funds available to channel to the giant dam project, he was quoted as saying by the Business Weekly.

9.   The three stations are being built in conjunction with the giant Three Gorges dam on the nearby Yangtze River.

10.   To regulate the flow, President Gamal Abdel Nasser advocated a giant dam.