In many countries (and not only in Europe's east) facing down foreign foes is a sign of virtue.
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Some of the best bets for long, lonely runs of untracked are some of the older, sleepier trails on the east-facing slope of Bald Mountain that are served by the Mayflower lift.
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Mr. House says an east-west orientation is preferred because latitude works with the sun's motion, making it easy for an individual who wants morning sunlight in the breakfast room to position it on the west side of the home, with east-facing windows.
If Manhattan's streets were perfectly laid out on an east-west grid, Manhattanhenge would occur facing both east and west on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes.
The problem is that all of Israel's radar systems are facing east - towards Iran.
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Most "beaker burials" contain male skeletons buried in a crouched position with the head resting to the north and facing east, according to religious custom.
In his 15-story Menara Mesiniaga, east- and west-facing windows are recessed to reduce direct sunlight which would heat the building's interiors.
"I'm not a big proponent of scouting, film work, " the Syracuse coach said before facing fellow Big East member Marquette in a regional final.
Yet two more like it are rising facing the promenade at East Circular Quay, which leads to the opera house.
Main topic of this regional forum was the role of universities and higher education in promoting and integrating cultural values, peace and humanism in South-East Europe, where most countries are facing social and political transformations.
The project included a widening of the river-facing promenade and a streamlining of the East Zhongshan thoroughfare.
Many of us have heard about the 60% youth unemployment issue that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is facing.
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This week that optimism became harder to sustain, as it emerged that two of the country's biggest banks are facing serious problems in the aftermath of East Asia's financial crisis.
Nearly 900 workers are facing redundancy at the factory in Brough, East Yorkshire and about 1, 400 jobs are due to go in Lancashire at Samlesbury and Warton.
As governor of the appallingly run Primorsky Krai (Maritime Territory) of Russia's Far East, he is a living symbol of the problems facing foreign companies in Russia.
With much of Europe facing recession, political tension in the Middle East and North Africa has hit demand for some key holiday destinations and underpinned high oil prices, making holiday travel more expensive.
Dubai, a small and young city-state of less than 2 million people, is now considered a safe-haven for many families across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that are facing political instability on their home turf.
Publisher Steve Forbes gave his stump speech Wednesday to a group of senior citizens on Des Moines' east side, but he also made special mention of the problems facing rural America.
Boeheim and former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, the Hall of Famers who were facing each other on the sideline for almost every one of the Big East games, stood and talked before the game never bringing up the end of the rivalry.
This came as a stark reminder of the dangers facing America (the world's largest oil consumer) and the instability in the Middle East (home of much of the world's oil reserves).
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In Egypt, they are placed on their sides facing Mecca, and even in pre-Islamic times the bodies of Egypt's dead faced east to the rising sun.
Lord Foster says it's necessary because the UK is facing 21st Century challenges including an over congested rail network and housing shortages particularly in London and the South East.
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