But the residents of Kemptown, which overlooks Black Rock, are concerned the chosen development will block their view of the sea.

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The two cable-stayed portions of the bridge were added when local fishermen protested that it would block their access to the sea.

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The British navy was still trying to block the slave trade across the Red Sea in the 1930s.

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Sweet and BuildFast co-founder Patrick Freeburger, however, looked like the new kids on the block, dressed casually in blue oxford shirts and khaki pants amid a sea of business suits and cocktail dresses.

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Still on the block: certain natural gas assets in Western Canada and non-core North Sea assets.

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Tonight, a sea of black-haired 20- and 30-somethings form a line around the block.

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The tourist information centre and toilet block have been demolished and work has begun around the old Leo's nightclub site to construct sea defences.

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