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The river had to be canalized here when the railway was constructed.

The town is almost canalized but houses are within the gulf and the swamplands.

The lower reaches of the river have been canalized to allow barge traffic.

From 1806 on, the banks of the river were fixed and the river was canalized.

For this, her parents canalized her to performing sports and dancing.

The waters were canalized in the 14th century, but over time became an open sewer.

A mobility corridor is an area where a military force will be canalized due to terrain restrictions.

With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.

But this, paradoxically, was canalized to reinforce the idea of sanctified violence.

The river's course has been canalized and channelized in places, especially along its lower course.

From Givet, the river is canalized over a distance of 272 kilometers.

During the bridge's construction, Vydrica was canalized in this section.

In the urban area of Hochspeyer, it is canalized.

Along with other units similar to theirs they were to keep the Egyptians canalized into as narrow an area as possible.

In Japan it was nation- alism that canalized all movements of social protest.

A stream can be canalized to make its navigable path more predictable and easier to maneuver.

It is now partially restored, but also partially canalized.

I can't help it; I'm canalized by early childhood, imprinted like a baby duckling.

Her father canalized her in 2006 summer to volleyball after she was engaged in swimming sport for one year.

In other places, it is partly canalized, partly encased.

The main stream, Nairobi River, bounds the northern city centre, where it is partly canalized.

The river is canalized for most of its length and is navigable for smaller craft.

Many roads have been built over the brook and in some places it is covered up completely, canalized or culvertised.

The river is partially canalized.

They were aware of it because I had warned them-but it wasn't canalized from childhood.

Even if there is no difference in time a narrow strait can so canalise the tide that a powerful current is developed.

Instead it was decided to canalise the Moselle between France and Germany.

Perhaps the publishing industry will wake up; or the method of distribution will canalise and they will become just another niche.

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Thus, the school was common to both, and when the time arrived to canalise the water from the Gondramendi mountain to the village both shared the expenditure.

Much work was carried out in the 1970s to canalise the Mersey, in an effort to speed up the flow of floodwater and thus reduce the risk of flooding.

In 1907 the Prussian state decided to canalise the Aller from above its confluence with the Leine near Schwarmstedt downstream to Celle.

He was catalyst to canalise the energy released by the nationalist creative talents for freedom in our country, through transformation into literature, informative inspiring books for the masses: 100 essential books for rural Libraries.

The route of the Bödeli Railway crosses the Aar river twice, using bridges with little headroom beneath them, and it has been suggested that this was done deliberately in order to dissuade attempts to canalise the river and thus maintain the railway's role.