They are huge areas which have been swept by winds for so many centuries that there is no soil left, but only deep bare ridges fifty or sixty yards apart with ravines between them thirty or forty feet deep and the only thing that moves is a scuttling layer of sand.

Still, we must remember that we cannot construct and justify generalizations of this sort unless we are ready to consider many special instances of influence moving between such areas as theology, philosophy, political thought, and literature.

For some time the Communists honored the distinction between the Soviet zone of Germany and the Soviet sector of Berlin by promulgating separately the laws for the two areas.

What we are attempting to do is achieve and maintain a balance between medium density and low density residential areas and industrial and commercial development.

The extent of such interference -- which may be so slight as to be undetectable at any point where either of the stations renders a usable signal, or may be so great as to virtually destroy the service areas of both stations -- depends on many factors, among the principal ones being the distance between the stations, their respective radiated power, and, of particular significance here, the time of day.

The basic objectives in each instance are to make available supplies of food during the intervals between harvesting or slaughter, to minimize losses resulting from the action of microorganisms and insects, and to make it possible to transport foods from the area of harvest or production to areas of consumption.

These deterred the intrusion of others and delineated the boundaries between neighbouring areas.

The great trade routes and the agreements that made them possible were the driving force for activities between the different areas ; warlike states become states ready to produce and to sell.

Existing americium is concentrated in the areas used for the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests conducted between 1945 and 1980, as well as at the sites of nuclear incidents, such as the Chernobyl disaster.

He made substantial contributions in many areas, the most important being his discovery of profound connections between algebraic geometry and number theory.

Major population growth within Ajaccio occurred between 1945 and 1975, with a doubling of the city's population, caused by a general shift of the population away from rural areas.

* it reveals deep connections between different areas of mathematics

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ( ABM Treaty or ABMT ) was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile ( ABM ) systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons.

* Bar ( law ), in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas ; the process of qualifying to practice law ; and the legal profession

Its position as the Asia-Pacific gateway resulted in the settlement of the province by people of Asian descent, making it one of the most diverse and multicultural areas of Western North America, as well as helping start trade, cultural and diplomatic relations between Canada and the Asia-Pacific region.

In general, the difference between a statistics program and a biostatistics program is twofold: ( i ) statistics departments will often host theoretical / methodological research which are less common in biostatistics programs and ( ii ) statistics departments have lines of research that may include biomedical applications but also other areas such as industry ( quality control ), business and economics and biological areas other than medicine.

Mudguards, or fenders, protect the cyclist and moving parts from spray when riding through wet areas and chainguards protect clothes from oil on the chain while preventing clothing from being caught between the chain and crankset teeth.

As a result, it has become one of the liveliest areas in the discourse between science and religion.

There are differences between the various areas in which brochs are found, with regard to position, dimensions and likely status.

Central Europe, sometimes referred to as Middle Europe, is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe.

Appear mostly occupying favorable areas named geographically Umbrias, this is north hillsides or slopes of the mountainous areas that are oriented behind the sun, be cause the islands are in the northern hemisphere, between 600 and 1500 meters, thus benefiting from the humidity provided by the trade winds to form such a sea of clouds.

Croatia has had an uneven record in these areas between 1996 and 1999 during the right-wing HDZ government, inhibiting its relations with the European Union and the U. S. Improvement in these areas severely hindered the advance of Croatia's prospects for further Euro-Atlantic integration.

However, the urban sanitation issues that have been flagged for action are: to ensure provision of flush toilets or latrines with proper septic tanks and soak pits in all new houses ; dismantling VIP latrines and long drop toilets ; to provide piped sewerage and wastewater treatment plants in all urban areas, allocation of funds for piped sewerage and treatment plant and awareness campaign on basic sanitation.

Desert lizards and palm trees are common, while tar pits, desert areas, mountain ranges and flat farmland make up the landscape around the city.

This results either in pits and grooves in areas of the tooth or in widespread absence of enamel.

Nevertheless, this is still one of the greenest areas in Greater London, and it includes three rivers, part of the once vast Hounslow Heath, a country park formed from converted gravel pits ( Bedfont Lakes ), and one of London's first airfields, London Air Park at Hanworth, which is now a large and popular public open space.

Scheve Park has two swimming pools, 6 baseball diamonds ( 2 with lights ), two lighted tennis courts, a lighted sand volleyball court, lighted horseshoe pits, two soccer fields, ten pavilions varying in size, and several playground areas.

In the summer you can take a dip in one of the areas gravel pits, just watch out for the cops, after a long day of work, which consists of farming for most in this area.

The park contains a playground for the children, a memorial bench, band stand, picnic areas, tennis courts and horse shoe pits.

Older disused gravel pits form useful nature reserves and amenity areas at nearby Paxton Pits and at the Wyboston Leisure Park.

; Apple: ' Bitter pit ' – fruit skins develop pits, brown spots appear on skin and / or in flesh and taste of those areas is bitter.

Printing the finished plate is the same for either method, and follows the normal way for an intaglio plate ; the whole surface is inked, the ink is then wiped off the surface to leave ink only in the pits of the still rough areas below the original surface of the plate.

Trapping or hunting pits were placed in areas in close proximity of the hunted animal in question, usually in known places where the animals moved.

There are also dangerous areas, including bottomless pits, crumbling floors ( which collapse if the marble has been rolled on them several times ), slides, pools of water to drown in, quicksand ( which the marble will slowly sink in ), and assorted traps.

Pit bikes are small motorbikes that participants in powersports events use to ride around the pits, which are the staging areas where team support vehicles are located.

This species has expanded its range, assisted by the creation of gravel pits which give it the extensive open unvegetated areas it prefers.

Old, abandoned gravel pits are normally used either as nature reserves, or as amenity areas for water sports, camping and walking.

Their breeding habitat is open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges in Europe and western Asia.

He explored pits and quarries in the surrounding areas, discovering ammonites, shells of sea urchins, fish bones, coral, and worn-out remains of dead animals.

The pits are areas of the floor that are lowered to facilitate communication, sort of like a miniature amphitheater.

There are many picnic sites within the park, set up with picnic tables, scenic views, campfire pits and swimming areas.

One argument in favour of the ritual explanation is that the objects on which the symbols appear do not seem to have had much long-term significance to their owners-they are commonly found in pits and other refuse areas.

Courses may also have other design features which the skilled player will avoid ; there are earth bunkers ( pits or depressions in the ground that are not filled with sand but require a lofted shot to escape ), high grass and other dense vegetation, trees or shrubs, ravines and other rocky areas, steep inclines, etc.

In a DVD-R, the addressing ( the determination of location of the laser beam on the disc ) is done with additional pits and lands ( called land pre-pits ) in the areas between the grooves.

In some cases, the borrow pits may become filled with ground water, forming recreational areas or sustainable wildlife habitats ( one such example is the Merton Borrow Pit, near Oxford in central England, excavated to provide materials for the nearby M40 motorway ).

As of 2010, the government recognizes the existence of 191 of these settlements, which cause severe ecological damage with the disappearance of trees, advance of urban sprawl, and in some areas, the digging of septic pits.