The small area of thebaileyindicated that they were personal rather than communal fortifications and therefore were incompatible with a tribal state.
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Instead, she perplexingly makes the case that the entire hill on which the innerbaileystands is a motte.
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To improve the accessibility of rural areas, particularly cocoa, timber and food-producing areas, a programme of construction ofbaileyand steel assembly bridges throughout the country was instituted.
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Wheat andbaileyare the main feedingstuffs, and the farmers are compelled to sell them.
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I confirmed our willingness to finance reconstruction items such asbaileybridging and ferry engines from the £15 million commodity aid agreement signed last month.
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Even if we get round this point, the ramparts and baileys will still exist.
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