As the Iraqi army swept through the country, it built an elaborate system of fortifications, destroying the fragile desert ecosystem.
Thompson got Butterfield to disclose the existence of an elaborate system of listening devices that Richard Nixon had installed in the White House.
Bound by an elaborate system of patronage and factional infighting, Japanese politicans have been unable, and often unwilling, to grapple with what everyone agrees is a growing economic crisis.
For instance, the elaborate system of manifolds and pipes had to be designed to avoid any 90-degree corners, so the bulky material used in the junk shot didn't get stuck.
Nor would a democratic country tolerate a government that operated through an elaborate system of secret meetings characterised by blatant arm-twisting and browbeating by the most powerful, like the World Trade Organisation.
In Baghdad, a high-level official in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior described, also on condition of anonymity, an elaborate system to divert weapons from Ministry of Interior facilities to local arms traffickers and militias.
Using an elaborate system of colour-coded boxes to convey over 170, 000 meals to their destinations each day, the 5, 000-strong dabbawala collective has built up an extraordinary reputation for the speed and accuracy of its deliveries.
With its elaborate system of narrow passes, viaducts and rock-hewn tunnels, the Swiss rail network has set the standard for more than a century, since its engineers first laid tracks up and down the steepest slopes and seemingly defied the impossible.
It depends on hypersonic gliding maneuvers, the largest supersonic parachute ever deployed, eight hydrazine rocket engines firing in sequence and an elaborate system of tethers called a "sky crane" that are meant to lower the landing craft gently to the ground.
It amounts to a direct attack on Arafat's elaborate patronage system, which ensures the loyalty of the Palestinians' fractious factions.
Musk said the expansion of available spots with connections should eliminate the need for an elaborate reservation system for the Superchargers.
It's all a reminder that President Obama's decision on contraception isn't a one-off political intervention but the initial exploit of an elaborate new system.
In the movie, that's possible thanks to three Precogs: people who are simply gifted with the ability to see the future and linked to an elaborate Precrime system.
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Speaking at a postperformance talk-back, the puppeteer noted how he eagerly took advantage of the stage's full 44-foot depth outfitted with an elaborate rigging system in place for hanging sets.
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The start-up founded by PayPal founder Elon Musk strung together 6, 831 laptop batteries and designed an elaborate control system meant to ensure the car doesn't burst into flames if one of the batteries fails.
We have a whole industry that exists to take your bags from your house to the store for you, via an elaborate recycling system where you throw the bags out when you get home, then they get picked up and melted down or whatever to make new bags again, then shipped to the store where you get them again.
Yes, it had the most elaborate character creation system on the planet, but unfortunately, that was its best feature.
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In contrast, I have great concerns about conscripting American taxpayers to erect an elaborate and expensive system to protect future Scotts from similar bad choices.
The plaintiffs say the only way a Webmaster could police access would be through an elaborate, expensive system that would probably rely on entering credit card numbers.
Intead, the Curiosity depends on an elaborate four-part landing system that so far has worked only in computer simulations.
Even India's elaborate and well-developed legal system is not as much of an advantage over China as you might think.
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Rival online grocers, such as the late Webvan in California, which went for an elaborate and expensive central-warehouse system, found they could not make it pay.
This would require a pair of red dwarfs to encounter the solar system and perform an elaborate gravitational dance with it for a few thousand years.
Enter Zuvo Water, which has hopped on Indiegogo to fund its elaborate and tech-centric Stratus water purification system.
Since then, many Labour politicians have come up with elaborate excuses to opt out of the comprehensive system as it became apparent that these new schools were not delivering the high-quality education that had been promised.
To make the system work, states have gone to elaborate lengths to "align" the content of textbooks, instructional manuals, and assessment devices.
The simplicity sells the system, as even a novice user can craft an elaborate campaign from scratch.
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An elaborate treatise on the proper mix of liberalism and libertarianism in our political system?
Drivers would be able to choose their level of protection, and carmakers could compete on which model's networking features are the most elaborate, just as they do now on the number of air bags or navigation system features.
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