trenches
in the trenches
workingin the mostactiveanddifficultpartsof ajoborbusiness:
Thebossunderstandsthedifficultieswefacehere in the trenches.
He's asalesmanwith 30yearsof in-the-trenchesexperience.
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trenches
The defense was organized on three lines withtrenches, anti-tank ditches, pillboxes and others.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The brigade issued a warning that they would commence firing in ten minutes, and they returned to theirtrenches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trencheshave often been dug for military defensive purposes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Using a powerful vacuum and high pressure water, precise holes,trenchesand tunnels can be cut to the required size and proportion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After a period onshore in thetrencheswhile serving at an advanced dressing station, he was bitten by an unidentified insect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was rectangular, 18.5 ft long by 16 ft wide, the outer walls constructed of small posts set in walltrenches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trencheswere cut in the coach road, to prevent it being used as a free alternative.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The original quarries,trenches, and foxholes were preserved and further developed into a system of channels and small ponds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Darkness also provided the opportunity to start digging more substantialtrenchesand to resupply the troops with water and ammunition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He left them with warm clothing and then returned to thetrenches, again being heavily fired at.
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