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From these plans, as well as extensive inventories of construction materials carefully preserved by the French court to reflect the magnificence of the finished palace, Zega and Dams were able to trace the peculiar rise of Versailles.
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As in the prior generation, the Jaguar XJ offers a choice of naturally aspirated and supercharged V8 engines and makes extensive use of aluminum construction as a weight-saving measure.
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Its distressed sale block status came on the heels of a lawsuit filed by the singer alleging leaky construction has resulted in extensive water damage.
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Others are more ambitious, requiring new construction or even an extensive rebuilding of city infrastructure consider what is needed to add a second set of pipes for a water-reuse system.
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The first stage of the development will include extensive work to waterways, including the construction of river walls and flood defence walls.
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However, after extensive study of the library's conception and construction I have become convinced that irreversible changes of this magnitude should not be made in this landmark building.
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Agencies also lacked staff with construction management skills which led to costly mistakes and extensive delays.
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However, since a critical UN report in 2010 organisers have produced an extensive "green" programme for Sochi 2014, including carbon neutral construction, environmental education, and a plan to reintroduce the endangered snow leopard back into the region.
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However, both are now seriously threatened by deforestation and invasive practices, including intensive mining and logging, extensive livestock activity, water pollution, degradation of headwaters, unregulated processes of urban settlement, construction of roads, waterways and dams, drainage and diversion of rivers, burning of forests and illegal fishing and trade in wildlife.
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Construction costs are among the highest in the country, reflecting taxes, union labor rates and extensive regulations.
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