11.   Gone were the men who dug pits to shield their hungry families from snow and bitter wind after crossing the front lines to flee U.S. bombing and the Taliban.

12.   Here Russian soldiers dug huge pits and poured the sludge into the ground, burying the germs and, Moscow hoped, a grave political threat.

13.   Here Russian soldiers dug pits and poured the sludge into the ground, burying, Moscow hoped, a grave political threat.

14.   Hog farmers traditionally dig earthen pits to create lagoons to contain sewage and other waste.

15.   In fact, I would recommend Al to anyone interested in having a nicely shaped pit dug in his or her backyard.

16.   On a recent day, giant Volvo trucks and shovels were busily digging the pit out of the solid lava on the construction site.

17.   Other workers simply dug pits, covered them with tarps and crawled in.

18.   Pits had been dug for the beams that were driven through the electrical cables, Chilton said.

19.   Pits were dug near the workhouse morgues for convenience, but they contaminated the water supply, raising the death toll even further.

20.   The carboneros use backhoes to dig big pits in the desert, and fill them with mesquite wood.