Experts said there may not be time to carry out the multiple independent audits that large-scale construction projects like stadiums typically require to ensure safety.

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Large-scale construction projects similarly meant deaths: Six people gave their lives for the Empire State Building, 11 for the Golden Gate Bridge and 96 for the Hoover Dam.

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An important appeal was also heard for a concerted effort to recruit, train and retain the personnel needed to manage large-scale construction programs that will be essential if the Nation is to meet future plutonium "pit" manufacturing, tritium and other requirements associated with the maintenance of a safe, reliable and effective nuclear deterrent.

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The large-scale appropriation of farmland in recent years for housing and factory construction has rendered millions of farmers landless.

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