These bases were prepared in advance, often by capturing an estate and augmenting its defences with surrounding ditches, ramparts and palisades.

These defences were the strongest of any town in Scotland in the Middle Ages.

These were not designed to directly penetrate defences, though they could do this ( for example the Valentin submarine pens had ferrous concrete roofs 7 metres ( 23 ft ) thick which were penetrated by two Grand Slams on 27 March 1945 ), but rather to penetrate under the target and explode leaving a camouflet ( cavern ) which would undermine foundations of structures above, causing it to collapse, thus negating any possible hardening.

These are called " dike ring areas " because they are protected by a ring of primary sea defences.

These acceptable risks were enshrined in the Delta law, requiring the government to keep risks of catastrophic flooding within these limits and to upgrade defences should new insights into risks require this.

These defences can still be clearly discerned as a group of four roughly square areas around the centre of the town and are probably the best preserved such fortifications in England.

These coastal defences marked a shift away from castles, which were both military fortifications and domestic buildings, towards forts, which were garrisoned but not domestic ; often the 1540s are chosen as a transition date for the study of castles as a consequence.

These included the construction of defences around the submerged piers forming the bases of the main towers in the event of collision in the Firth.

These channels were laid in the 16th century as the external moats of the town's defences.

These defences were manned and supported by the regiments of Crillon, Bettens, Diesbach, and Biron, and three dismounted dragoon regiments.

These defences succeeded in stopping the German armoured pincers from meeting and enveloping the salient.

These defences were hastily constructed, but they were not small works: No. 1 redoubt held a garrison of 600 Turks, whilst redoubts 2, 3, and 4 each held 300 ; all were accompanied by one British artillery NCO.

These defences were later rebuilt and a third bank added on all sides except the south east where the hill's steep slope made further strengthening unnecessary.

These defences were accessed by a wall-walk known as a chemin de ronde.

These reserves were committed as the battle progressed resulting in the British gaining a foothold in the Turkish defences but the British commander called off the attack as night fell.

These movements precipitated the occupying Continental Army, an under-strength force of 3, 000 under the command of General Arthur St. Clair, to withdraw from Ticonderoga and the surrounding defences.

These six defences, in conjunction, permit one to effectively rearrange external experiences to eliminate the need to cope with reality.

These are the " psychotic " defences, common in overt psychosis.

These are the so-called " immature " defences and overuse almost always leads to serious problems in a person's ability to cope effectively.

These defences are often seen in major depression and personality disorders.

These defences help us to integrate conflicting emotions and thoughts, whilst still remaining effective.

These fortifications, along with Fort Denison, were intended to strengthen the defences of Sydney Harbour, as it was feared that the Russians might attack.

These fortifications were apparently older than the Theodosian Walls, probably dating to sometime in the 4th century, and were then connected to the new city walls under Theodosius II, with the western wall forming the outer face of the city's defences and the eastern wall fell into disrepair.

These defences were often reused during the unstable post-Roman period.

These letters became the center of my existence.

These became `` strays '', the term bein' restricted to cattle, however, as hosses, under like circumstances, were spoken of as `` stray hosses '', not merely `` strays ''.

These conditions man did not keep, and thus he became mortal ; ;

These became known as Syro-Hittite states.

These latter two became the determining forces of Chinese thought until the introduction of Buddhism.

These authors, the former a medieval historian and the latter an early modernist, quickly became associated with the distinctive Annales approach, which combined geography, history, and the sociological approaches of the Année Sociologique ( many members of which were their colleagues at Strasbourg ) to produce an approach which rejected the predominant emphasis on politics, diplomacy and war of many 19th and early 20th-century historians as spearheaded by historians whom Febvre called Les Sorbonnistes.

These soon became so serious that a league was formed to crush him, and Maurice of Saxony led an army against his former comrade.

These were all defeated, by an opposition that included a fellow Tennessean, Isham G. Harris, who later became a bitter enemy.

These formations became exposed when the ocean floor was raised by a major volcanic activity in the Devonian forming much of the east coast of Australia.

These illuminations were applied to other works besides the Quran, and it became a respected art form in and of itself.

These became established in the 19th century, but the origin of these breeds is uncertain, and a matter of some speculation.

These early print advertisements were used mainly to promote books and newspapers, which became increasingly affordable with advances in the printing press ; and medicines, which were increasingly sought after as disease ravaged Europe.

These became known as the Negro Leagues, though these leagues never had any formal overall structure comparable to the Major Leagues.

These abbreviated volumes soon became very popular and eventually supplanted the Roman Catholic Church's Curia office, previously said by non-monastic clergy.

These soviets became the model for those formed in 1917.

These later annexed territories include Eastern Poland ( incorporated into two different SSRs ), Latvia ( became Latvia SSR ), Estonia ( became Estonian SSR ), Lithuania ( became Lithuania SSR ), part of eastern Finland ( became part of the Karelo-Finnish SSR ) and northern Romania ( became the Moldavian SSR ).

These first settlements were abandoned after attacks by Spanish privateers, but English privateers often used the Cayman Islands as a base and in the 18th century they became an increasingly popular hideout for pirates, even after the end of legitimate privateering in 1713.

These latter two became the determining forces of Chinese thought until the introduction of Buddhism.

These efforts spread Confucian ideals to students who then became officials in many of the royal courts in China, thereby giving Confucianism the first wide-scale test of its dogma.

These portable devices first became popular with the wearable computer movement in the 1980s.

These had been rectangular, they now became “ ram ’ s horn ” shaped, thus not blocking the instrument panel as much.