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Meanings of build a dam in inglês

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Usage of build a dam in inglês
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We cannot build a dam in the midst of the raging sea.
Heathen Slaves and Christian Rulers
2
And bring enough funds and raw materials with her to build a dam.
The South African
3
You see, it is a big undertaking to build a dam.
The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver
4
So some contractor wants to build a dam and he makes a few payoffs.
Chinatown
5
I'm going out to build a dam and you're not ready to stop me-yet
The Pride of Palomar
6
Sometimes the more ambitious beavers build a dam a quarter of a mile in length.
The Human Side of Animals
7
A great many engineers could build a dam.
Still Jim
8
A very long-running plan to build a dam in the Tasman District is on its final lap.
Radio NZ
9
They were going to build a dam at Lavalette and back up the forks of Twelvepole Creek.
The marrowbone marble company
10
A beaver may build a dam; but what beaver ever turned the heightened water on a wheel?
The Things Which Remain / An Address To Young Ministers
11
The Meramec caught the eye of the Army Corps of Engineers which plans to build a dam across it.
The new yorker
12
Mulwray didn't want to build a dam and he had a reputation that was hard to get around, so.
Chinatown
13
The dirt from the excavation was dumped at the edge of the working to build a dam for the fluid.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
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Both sides belong to me, and I will build a dam solid enough and high enough to stop the freshet.
The Village Rector
15
Some residents of a tiny West Coast community are voicing their concerns about plans to build a dam near their settlement.
Radio NZ
16
The first thing we did was to build a dam, and dig a canal, which we accomplished in about four months.
California, 1849-1913; Or, The Rambling Sketches and Experiences...
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