Louisiana officials want to start building sand berms as barrier islands, to block oil from entering the fragile marsh ecosystems;

路易斯安那州官员希望开始建造作为屏障的沙堤来阻止石油侵入脆弱的沼泽生态系统；

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They also wanted to design a building that had minimal impact on the fragile coastal environment in which it sits, and one that conserves and efficiently USES both energy and rainwater.

他们也想设计一座建筑，它对所处的脆弱海岸环境影响最小，能节约和高效使用能源和雨水。

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The frost heave and thawing settlement of frozen soil area can do great harm to the road and building which lies on it, such as the crack, settlement, fragile structures foundation element etc.

冻土区的冻胀、融沉给该地区道路和建筑物造成很大的危害，如使道路出现裂缝、沉陷、结构断裂、基础上拔等。

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Two views in the show of the Santa Maria della Salute (1904, 1909) make Baldassarre Longhena's imposing building seem fragile.

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In response to the SRC's manifesto, the Scottish government said it was committed to "sustaining the fragile economic recovery underway and building an increasingly vibrant and successful retail industry".

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European Union governments will spend the next six weeks building a financial firewall to protect their fragile banking systems against what is now seen as an inevitable Greek default.

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