The island's numerous lakes and ponds are also largely military creations.

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Largemouth bass are everywhere, in canals, ditches, lakes and ponds.

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Water stimulates fortune and wealth, and the park is full of lakes, ponds and streams -- not to mention the large fountain featuring Disney characters placed at the main entrance of the park.

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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service warned people with dogs or children to be careful near frozen lakes, ponds and rivers.

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They are marching in the American lakes, ponds and rivers.

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As well as formal gardens and lawns, it was surrounded by parkland, including lakes, lily ponds and a summer house dell and meadows.

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Although every bit of this Tang heritage is recreated, it is aesthetically pleasing, landscaped with ponds and lakes, classical gardens, bridges, palaces and pavilions.

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Imagine Shanghai crabs being caught in American ponds, lakes, and rivers, without pesticides and industrial pollution, and exported to China.

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