1.   Canals were originally built for the carriage of coal.

2.   Many canals were built along map grid lines.

3.   Pawson has pointed out that in building the canals, British engineers had for the first time to grapple with large scale civil engineering problems.

4.   And management is embarrassed to learn that the Irish, not the Chinese, built the canal.

5.   He also built an canal to irrigate crops and water animals.

6.   His bosses scoffed, but eventually his sanitation and hygiene programs proved successful and enabled the canal to be built.

7.   In this case, the bonds went to build canals from the main CAP line to individual farms.

8.   Laborers came from all over the world to help build the canal.

9.   Legend states that for the marriage feast of the Persian Emperor Dhihanguyr to Princess Nour-Djihan, a canal was built to encircle the wedding party.

10.   One hundred and forty six years ago New York railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt vowed to build a canal across Nicaragua.