Word: barriere
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...that no one can shake him. He says he is scared of half-miles and milers because they have real speed and can kick at the end hard enough to knock him out. "The idea is to keep up a very big lead on them. It becomes a psychological barrier, seeing me out there 300 yards ahead...
Sutherland's work has focused of breaking down the "communication barrier" between computer users and the machines. He has pioneered in replacing complex computer codes with easily drawn pictures and charts...
...sheets of polyethylene film placed two feet below the surface succeeded in retaining moisture. Rain water leaked through seams or holes, the soil dried out, and test crops fared badly. Then, at the suggestion of the American Oil Co., the researchers began experimenting with asphalt for their water barrier. Once they had perfected their technique, the results were immediate and bountiful...
Near completion is "the Barrier," a ten-mile defense perimeter consisting of cleared fire lanes, minefields, 68 watchtowers and an encircling snare of concertina wire that, if stretched out, would measure 10,000 miles. Inside the Barrier is Camp Radcliff (named for the first Cavalryman to die in Viet Nam), where some 2,100 structures are abuilding. They range from wood-and-tin hutments (to "get the troops off the mud") to an elegant lumber-and-natural-rock mess hall that advertises itself as "the Red Hawk...
...Stehen bleiben! [Halt!]" screamed the Communist border guards as the refugee bent on escape headed for the barbed-wire barrier. "Stehen bleiben...