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On Sunday, the castle’s owner John Gordon, 76, was forced to move out his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerously close to the river, according to the Scottish Daily Record.

My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.

Six 4-H girls worked to clean the 72 foot curbside that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash.

Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.

It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sea level that is one of the planet's coldest places.

For instance, new technologies that are building upon existing technology have not found their footing well enough to appeal to a mass audience, because, in many cases, they need to work effectively with other devices to realize their full appeal.

As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole.

Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

I try not to go online till my day's writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan in part so I could more easily survive for long stretches entirely on foot.

Some schools out for profit cynically increase tuitions and count on student loans and federal aid to foot the bill – knowing full well that the students won't make it.

It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain.

Altitude sickness usually begins when a climber goes above 8000 or 9000 feet.

I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat.

The West Antarctic ice sheet was about 7,000 feet thick.

Scientists agree that key player in this scenario is the West Antarctic ice sheet, a Brazil-size mass of frozen water that is much as 7000 feet thick

Access to foot traffic and proximity to transit allow the type of entertainment-oriented businesses such as bars and restaurants to stay open later, which attracts both younger, creative workers and baby boomers nearing retirement alike.

If we're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students should only study those subjects they're of greatest benefit to taxpayers.

Last year, MATTEL also gave Barbie a flat foot rather than forcing her to be in heels all the time like the original Barbie is.

The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning.

All through the night, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, passed them over the seven-foot wall and hid them in the restaurant.

And people have been warned not to go out of their homes — not if you walk on foot, at least — between 11 in the morning and 7 in the evening.

At last - she never knew how long it had taken her - she felt solid ground under her feet.

First of all, you must wear shoes that cover your feet in the lab.

Imagine a child standing on a diving board four feet high and asking himself the question: Should I jump?

Imagine my surprise when I stepped foot onto UCR's campus, where over 400 organizations exist, ranging from political organizations to karate club.

In no time, she became my feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I watched television.

In one week he was the confused owner of a cone five hundred feet high.

No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop.

On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set.

Simon had returned to returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain.

The girls on the wesleyan academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, eighth-grader Taylor bisbee shivered a little as she watched her teammate Paris white play.

The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46, 000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds.

The parade ends with the boogg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood.

The path to dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming.

The transition, which flew at 1, 400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.

Then she ran along the edge of cliff and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.

There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall.

These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3, 300 feet—as far as most light can reach.

This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet.

To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep.

To warm himself, the sailor sat in front of the fire rubbing one bare foot against the other.

When your cat drops a dead bird at your feet, she isn't bringing you a present.

Within two years it had topped out at almost fourteen hundred feet and was more than half a mile across.

In one case, many researchers working around the ancient Maya city of Copan, Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using aerial photographs and by making surveys on foot.

In one case, many researchers working around the ancient Maya City of Copan, Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using aerial photographs and by making surveys on foot.