yds.
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But the army wants to have a nonlethal solution, a way to keep angry protesters frozen 200 to 300 yds. from soldiers.
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Each will weigh 330 lbs., stand 4 ft. high and cover 100 yds. in a day.
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Last week the army uprooted crops for 50 yds. on either side of the road and cut down palms on the median strip.
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The last was an odd choice, except for the fact that it was just 100 yds. from Arafat's office.
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To effect this at Stenka, Kozla Dojke, Islaz and Tachtalia, channels 66 yds. wide had to be cut in the solid rock to a depth of 6 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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