1.   But they were not willing to see one acre of irrigated land succumb to the forces of nature, regardless of cost.

2.   That, in fact, was about all the irrigated land one family could be expected to work.

3.   Breads are baked locally, and platters of fruits, vegetables, and olives come from irrigated land nearby.

4.   But such crops can be produced only on the best irrigated land.

5.   The Hohokam lived in central Arizona, farming irrigated land along the Salt and Gila rivers.

6.   The unmonitored application of toxic substances such as acrolein worries federal scientists, particularly because irrigated lands are interspersed with major wildlife and recreation areas.

7.   Funds will also be used to help build new irrigation systems and provide fertilizers for irrigated land to boost crop production for the upcoming growing season.

8.   He cited a proposed golf course on the small resort island of Boracay in the central Philippines and on fertile irrigated agricultural land in northern Nueva Ecija province.

9.   Nearly a quarter of the irrigated land in India suffers from water logging and deteriorating soils.

10.   The head of state also called on officials to prevent the conversion of irrigated land, especially ricefields, to other non-agricultural purposes.