11.   Varela said, however, that the barriers would have little effect in high seas, where swells late Tuesday were four feet high.

12.   For Zeev Schiff, military analyst for the Haaretz newspaper, the barrier would also have a deeper political significance.

13.   Two barriers had to be crossed for the partially-formed parliament to finally have sufficient members to form a quorum and to function.

14.   Non-tariff barriers had greater potential to distort trade flows than tariffs, he said.