• Formed by storm tides as early as the 10th Century, the Wadden Sea is responsible for the distinctive formations of its many islands, characterised by high sand dunes and lush, wide beaches on the open sea side and a shallow coast towards the mainland.

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  • ''We locate objects on the sea bed with a side-scan sonar device which we tow along behind our salvage ship, '' she explained.

    BBC: Hunting for Cuba's hidden treasure

  • Antibodies are remarkably specific in their ability to pick out and kill culprits from a sea of molecules without producing side effects elsewhere.

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  • The sea wall on the southern side of the Humber estuary protects two power stations, a steel works, an oil store and a port.

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  • "One of my favourites is Kalamata in Kedumim Square, a romantic Mediterranean restaurant with views on one side to the sea and on the other to the centre of Old Jaffa, " Baum said.

    BBC: Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux

  • And what better way to do so than to throw myself into a practice (a seemingly good idea while seated comfortably at my Manhattan desk), attend a pep rally and stand field-side with the Sea Gals during the NFC Championship game on Jan. 22.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • You have the mountains on one side and the blue sea on the other.

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  • But the rearranged side looked all at sea as they went behind before a minute was out.

    BBC: Sport - Aberdeen 2-2 St Mirren

  • Some of the drones are launched from Djibouti, on the other side of the Red Sea, where the Americans have a base.

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  • Since the scientific community is divided over the subject, it would seem prudent to err on the safe side by building suitable sea defences.

    BBC: News Online

  • He had wanted to get a closer look at the sea when he slipped off the side of the jetty and disappeared beneath the water.

    BBC: Dylan Cecil

  • The Union's most southern states took a particular interest in the Arab Spring, and the violence taking place on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea.

    BBC: 2011 in the European Parliament

  • The United States has a drone base in Djibouti, at the southern tip of the Red Sea -- on the opposite side of the continent from Mali.

    CNN: U.S. to base surveillance drones in Niger, ambassador says

  • In an act of sacrifice and long-term planning which looks rather foreign to those of us on this side of the North Sea, they pledged to limit the amount of earnings from the fund that they funnel into current spending.

    BBC: Scottish independence: Fjords flowing with funds

  • As in previous years the Arctic Sea is opening up on the Atlantic side, north of Scandinavian countries and Russia.

    UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

  • Rumoured to be the most beautiful sea kayaking spot in the country, the small fishing village on the west side of Glandore Harbour has a secluded beach cove and a network of around 10 sea caves and inlets.

    BBC: Whale watching on Ireland��s newest coastal route

  • Inner tubes can be hired in Palomino, and after an hour or two of floating, just before the cool river spits you into the warmer sea, there is a rope on the right side that you can use to do your best Tarzan flip into the water.

    BBC: Colombia��s virtually vacant paradise

  • Residents tied the mother to a sea wall so the calf wouldn't leave its side.

    CNN: Debby downgraded to depression after hitting Florida

  • Mr Madrid thinks that, for all their difficulties, the Republicans have culture and economics on their side, and one day this could produce a sea-change in Latinos' voting habits as revolutionary as the one which turned the Republicans into the ruling party in the South in 1994.

    ECONOMIST: Enter the Garcias�� Own Party

  • The next six miles, between the gorgeous village of Llangrannog and Cwmtydu Beach, cuts into the side of a sloping mountain, presenting an epic cerulean canvas of sea that is a brilliant vantage point for spotting bottlenose dolphins.

    BBC: Walking the new Wales coastal path

  • On the Chinese side too, there is plenty of evidence that relations have undergone a sea change.

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  • One afternoon last winter, two ships lined up side by side in a field of pack ice at the mouth of the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica.

    NEWYORKER: Neptune��s Navy

  • On the European side, it would be a mistake to sit back and wait for a sea-change in Tory attitudes once the party is in power.

    ECONOMIST: Britain's European problem

  • Having failed to break the line in the opening 19-12 defeat to New Zealand - no great disgrace really - Warren Gatland's side could then summon only one against Samoa as they held off the South Sea Islanders 17-13.

    BBC: Wales leave Pumas chasing tails

  • "When we topped the bridge and looked down and saw the sea of blue and the sheriff's deputies and Alabama state troopers on the other side of that bridge, then we immediately knew that there was a problem, " recalls Jimmie Wallace, one of the marchers.

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  • Beach profile: side view of a beach extending from the top of the dune line into the sea.

    UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

  • It lay on its side, staring with one eye straight at Ginny, drifting alone in its disappearing sea, the sun burning both of them, beaming through the torn shreds of the shredded atmosphere.

    NEWYORKER: M&M World

  • He told me that to be on the safe side (regarding the traffic, and also scoring the prime table he wanted overlooking the sea), he should pick us up at our hotel at 4 o'clock.

    WSJ: Getting There in L.A.

  • On the other side of the north Pacific, temperatures are warm (shown in red and white) and sea levels remain high at four to 13 inches above normal.

    CNN: satellite image

  • As always happens when the former superpowers carry out naval exercises, the "other side" - the United States - did have submarines in the area of the Barents Sea where the exercise was taking place.

    BBC: Analysis: Kursk cover-up

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