They were interested in the habit certain groups of bats have of building collective tents in which to shelter, using tree leaves.
As well as proving the financial viability of its plans, Hafren Power also has to convince environmental groups of the merits of building such a large structure in the Severn Estuary.
Groups of 20 or more which use the building at night or at weekends will be charged for the use of a security officer.
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The ceremony included a parade of veterans' groups to the legion building in Scar Lane, where the plaque was dedicated.
And it is testing out provincial reconstruction teams, mixes of military and civil groups that are now widely touted as a key tool of nation-building.
In this way microlending is reminiscent of the building-and-loan societies of the 19th century, which enabled groups of immigrant families in the U.S. to take turns financing houses for members of the group.
During my visit to Camden, I attended a meeting that Brenner and several community groups had organized with residents of Northgate II, the building with the highest hospital billing in the city.
The other day I was watching some of the younger age groups at the NTC - younger than me - and now we're actually building a genuinely good group of British players.
Some US Jewish groups have called for a protest of Ahmadinejad outside the UN building.
At least 23 survivors had been located in one air-pocket of the collapsed building, while two more groups were located close by, bringing the total to as many as 50, says our reporter.
The jury was told there were a number of verbal exchanges and "an atmosphere of menace" began building as the two groups moved towards some central stalls, where Mr Woodards ended up among the rival gang.
Community groups are now discussing the future of the Grade II-listed building with the Crown, which owns it.
This is India's characteristic way of building majorities from its patchwork of castes, language groups and states.
Environmental groups like the Campaign to Protect Rural England are concerned about the policy of building new homes, often in rural areas, in return for government cash, while the local Liberal Democrats say in the hurry to build the homes there isn't always enough consultation with local communities.
Much of the pre-Seattle coalition building between environmental and citizens' groups, for instance, was done by e-mail.
Gates may not have cut the number of carrier groups outright, but he has significantly delayed the start date for building new carriers from every four years to every five.
His success was due partly to his grasp of detail, partly to his skill at consensus-building among competing groups.
As ASIMCO was building its export business, it became clear that there were two groups of people in the world.
The federal investigators, FBI agents have been in there huddled in groups, having meetings periodically, but no one has gone in or out of the building.
European banks, including Deutsche Bank, UBS , Barclays, and Royal Bank of Scotland, have been especially aggressive in building their trading and structured products groups in New York.
The voluntary challenge was quickly adopted by many industry groups and governments, including the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council, the National Governors Association, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
European banks, including Deutsche Bank, UBS (nyse: UBS - news - people ), Barclays, and Royal Bank of Scotland, have been especially aggressive in building their trading and structured products groups in New York.
This is a strategy that former Secretary-General Kofi Annan identified, and the UN Foundation has been thrilled to help the UN on this front by building issue-based grassroots campaigns to involve individuals and groups from all walks of life such as basketball players, bishops, business leaders, students and celebrities in the critical work of the United Nations.
Mr. Lee, 67 years old, is widely credited with building up the Samsung conglomerate, one of South Korea's most dominant business groups, or chaebol.
Mr Boles explains the incentive could see groups such as parish councils and residents groups up and down the country receive hundreds of thousands of pounds should they support proposals for more house building.
Building on last year's experience, elaborate efforts have been made by police to steer rival groups of fans off the M4 at separate locations.
It offers the possibility of reducing poverty, increasing access to employment that provides a living wage, preventing conflict between social groups, and building tolerance, acceptance and peace.
Lagan Cement Group recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Quinn Building Products that may lead to a joint venture (JV) between the two groups whereby they would combine their cement and building products businesses based in Ballyconnell, Derrylin, Kinnegad, Belfast, Cork and Benelux.
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