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Operation Staunch was
launched in the
spring of 1983 by the
United States State Department to stop the flow of U.S. arms to Iran. The
Iranian Islamic...
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called navigation weirs, on the East
Anglian rivers they were
called staunches or stanches,
those on the
River Avon,
Warwickshire were
called water gates...
- over the country. The
display counter of
these shops challenges even a
staunchly carnivorous stomach not to rumble; the fake meat
products are
almost indistinguishable...
- the name HMS
Staunch: HMS
Staunch (1797) was a 12-gun
gunvessel launched in 1797,
purchased later that year, and sold in 1803. HMS
Staunch (1804) was a...
- USS
Staunch (AM-307) was a steel-hulled Admirable-class
minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy
during World War II. Her crew was
quickly trained in the art...
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navigation was
extended to
Bedford in 1689 by the
construction of new
staunches and sluices.
Between St Ives and Bedford,
there were ten sluices, which...
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gradually improved and
became one of the
strongest armies in the world. A
staunch Muslim,
Aurangzeb is
credited with the
construction of
numerous mosques...
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navigability were made in 1638 and in the
early 18th century, when
locks and
staunches were built.
Special powers to
improve the
river from
Mildenhall to Bury...
- river,
constructing staunches at Thetford,
Thetford Middle, Turfpool, Croxton, Santon,
Brandon and Sheepwash. An
eighth staunch was
built later at Crosswater...
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recorded that
there were 18
staunches at the time, with a lock at Ware and
tidal gates at Bow. He
recommended that the
staunches should be
replaced by pound...
