Recently, U.S. and Iraqi forces began operations to clear the area of al-Qaida-linked insurgents.
Even there, in far less inhospitable territory, it took more than ten weeks to clear the area.
Ian, my, husband was working to clear the area of explosives to enable a school to be rebuilt.
He said the council was now bringing in specialist equipment to clear the area and engineers would rebuild the dam.
Shortly after 1900 BST, he saw teams of officers with dogs begin to clear the area, moving along the streets and into the Royal Exchange arcade shown on this map.
Sergeant MARIA(ph): We got the security team that - they do their job and they clear the area, but there always, you know, there might be that one object on the road that they just bypass and miss, and we might be the one that hit it.
The plan still requires three levels of state and federal permits before the path will be clear for the area's first new drilling since a major oil spill in 1969.
Roberts should have made it three in the closing stages but dragged his shot wide when clear in the area.
The East German authorities initially bricked up the windows and doors of adjoining buildings, but later demolished such structures to clear the border area.
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Joe Cole wasted Chelsea's best opportunity when he was sent clear in the area, but he failed to realise the amount of time he had and the chance was gone.
In a flurry of activity in the opening moments, Gomes saved well from Albrighton's deflected shot, while Villa keeper Brad Friedel rushed from his line to defy Defoe as he raced clear into the area.
Pompey's best chance fell to Piquionne, who could only strike the outstretched left leg of Gomes as he raced clear into the penalty area.
Saints had a good chance to go in front just before the opening goal when striker Jason Scotland found space on the left and was allowed a clear run towards the penalty area.
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"It is clear that the euro area needs to evolve to a fiscal union... and ultimately a political union, " he told the centre-right European People's Party congress in Bucharest.
Rooney, who moments before was booked for a clear dive in the area, went close to an equaliser when his excellent first touch gave him a shooting chance and he cracked his shot against the bar from six yards.
Trouble started long before the meeting began as over 200 police - including 10 on horseback - attempted to clear an area around the lorry-platform.
Mickael Silvestre failed to clear the ball on the edge of the area and it fell to Messi, who curled home a superb equalizer.
Regional banks have also steered clear of the other main area where credit is deteriorating, sub-prime lending (high-interest loans to borrowers with patchy credit).
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Porter beat keeper Robert Olejnik to Paul Quinn's long ball just outside the penalty area only for Bullen to clear the striker's shot off the goal-line.
With the Georgians failing to clear a speculative ball hovering in the penalty area, Beattie pounced and, as Lomaia advanced, the Celtic striker lashed home a low left-foot shot.
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The one area where there is a clear division between the candidates is over future defence spending.
Work to clear a wooded area for the Iter buildings will begin in the spring.
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Since very little Haitian land has clear title, much of the area around Port-au-Prince is now occupied by squatters who resist eviction.
Establish a clear path for launching the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) by 2020.
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Nowhere is clear communication more important than in the area of feedback.
Despite the clear success VF Corp. has had in the outdoor and action sports area, I believe the other coalitions will also continue to grow through both organic growth and acquisition.
Coyle cut a distraught figure on the sidelines in the wake of that miss, and when Modric fed Pavlyuchenko on the edge of the area, it became clear why.
Milan goalkeeper Dida managed to clear Mamadou Niang's cross inside the area but only as far as Gonzalez, who made no mistake as he returned the loose ball into the net.
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