1.   Ancient inhabitants may have built dikes, they say, and the structures could provide valuable clues about this early civilization.

2.   Germany and Poland are planning to work together during future catastrophes, Kanther said, and will take steps to jointly build dikes and monitor river water levels.

3.   There are environmental campaigners who plan to build a dike of sandbags around the conference hall to illustrate the threat of future flooding.

4.   These men here offered to help build a dike, but they do nothing.

5.   Two months ago Gov. Edward Schafer declared a flood alert, and the Army Corps of Engineers joined residents to build dikes in preparation for the snowmelt.

6.   As a result of misallocation of government funds and corruption, many new dikes were poorly built.

7.   As an example, he cited the long time needed to negotiate right-of-way to build dikes to stem the mudflow.

8.   But in the city of Huy on the Meuse, emergency sandbag dikes were being built to protect the city center.

9.   But questions remain whether the dike can be built quickly enough to beat the start of the annual rainy season in May.

10.   Dirt and sandbag barricades in the streets, heavy equipment and soldiers building dikes and guarding against looters made some towns look as if they were ready for war.