For all of its miraculous strength in keeping the river at bay, the wall has been weakened and, once exposed, it is vulnerable.

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Rose and blue quartz stone sculptures by Ms. Abramovic are mounted to the wall near a bay window.

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Mr Brunstrom was in favour of placing a machine on the back wall of Colwyn Bay police station in the town centre.

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As in the main lodge, a window wall provided a sublime mountain and bay view.

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Do we try to build a 50-foot-high sea wall all around the eastern coast, including Tokyo Bay?

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Perched atop craggy cliffs over the deep blue waters of Rincon Bay, I arrived at what looked like a manmade stone wall surrounding a cluster of huts.

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Wall Street analysts have ripped the deal, citing the weak Canadian dollar and Bay's second-tier equipment.

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The weather service painted a vivid picture in its warning of the destruction it expects: a towering wall of water -- possibly up to 22 feet high -- crashing over the Galveston Bay shoreline as the brunt of Ike comes ashore.

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