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Sometimes we'll have to tilt the house so one side is nearly down on the ground, going over an embankment or something like that. And we'll tip one side down to go under power lines and keep the other side up so it stays level. – John Wright	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The breach of the embankment is going to happen, what we don't know is whether that breach will affect the dam. – Environment Secretary Germano Vieira	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
He was down a steep embankment, down about 50 feet. He was just in a little isolated area that no one thought he would be in, he happened to cry, and one of the searchers heard his cry. – Sheriff Carson Montgomery	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The deputy continued hiking toward the sound of the dog's barking, and spotted a dog matching the description of Daisy up a very steep embankment above the Marshall River. – Pierce County Sheriff Department	Found on CNN 5 years ago
No one was expecting that behind this embankment so many people pass by every day there was such life, a rich, balanced ecosystem, bit by bit nature has built a place that lives without intervention. – Dan Barbulescu	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
On the floating islands, we conducted embankment (consolidation) to prevent them from waves and erosion, to ensure safety for the people and the soldiers stationed on the islands, on the submerged islands, we only built small houses, which can accommodate a few people and we are not expanding. The scope and characteristic of our work is purely civilian. – Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Sometimes we'll have to tilt the house so one side is nearly down on the ground, going over an embankment or something like that. And we'll tip one side down to go under power lines and keep the other side up so it stays level.

– John Wright

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The breach of the embankment is going to happen, what we don't know is whether that breach will affect the dam.

– Environment Secretary Germano Vieira

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

He was down a steep embankment, down about 50 feet. He was just in a little isolated area that no one thought he would be in, he happened to cry, and one of the searchers heard his cry.

– Sheriff Carson Montgomery

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The deputy continued hiking toward the sound of the dog's barking, and spotted a dog matching the description of Daisy up a very steep embankment above the Marshall River.

– Pierce County Sheriff Department

Found on CNN
5 years ago

No one was expecting that behind this embankment so many people pass by every day there was such life, a rich, balanced ecosystem, bit by bit nature has built a place that lives without intervention.

– Dan Barbulescu

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

On the floating islands, we conducted embankment (consolidation) to prevent them from waves and erosion, to ensure safety for the people and the soldiers stationed on the islands, on the submerged islands, we only built small houses, which can accommodate a few people and we are not expanding. The scope and characteristic of our work is purely civilian.

– Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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