These canals prevented erosion damage, loss of water also acted as a sewer.

Because the monument was exposed to the elements for 1400 years it has suffered weathering and erosion damage.

Other bridges held, but sustained excessive erosion damage.

The boars are considered a nuisance by forest officials due to the erosion damage they cause to the local watersheds.

A large portion of the road was closed to traffic in 1991 due to erosion damage.

It gives critics the chance to warn of the drip, drip, drip erosion of privacy.

The erosion of privacy, they say, brings dangers for both individuals and the wider body politic.

Yet behind its lurid, extravagant flourishes lurk urgently pertinent concerns about surveillance and the erosion of privacy - and a disturbing reminder that the most ludicrously extreme beliefs can inspire atrocity.

And there are concerns about the continuing erosion of privacy in an increasingly intrusive world.

The erosion of trust would lead to losses totalling $35 billion.

Clinicians with the most day-to-day contact with bereaved families were particularly concerned about the erosion of trust presumed consent might bring.

A gradual accretion, layer upon layer, whereby each little action has resulted in an erosion of trust and faith.

The erosion of trust with insurers began before the pandemic.

The erosion of trust has weakened the power of public intellectuals, whose credentials now carry less weight.

There has been a gradual erosion of law and order.

He said that the project had been abandoned because of 'the gradual erosion of support for dedicated biomass leaves us with no other option'.

But its arrival marks the latest stage in the gradual erosion of the taboos surrounding the subject.

The gradual erosion of their lead came chiefly from strong arms at close quarters, a tactical choice which was clever on one hand but obvious on the other.

The gradual erosion of public playing fields has continued under governments of all colours, despite promises.

Livestock grazing can not only increase erosion through soil compaction and deforestation, but also introduces fertilizers.

Interception may increase erosion or reduce it depending on the throughfall effects.

More than 200,000 cubic metres was piled up for workmen to spread in a fight against increasing erosion.

Increased erosion resulting from extensive mining makes these communities more vulnerable to floods and storm surges.

The causes of soil loss include chemical-heavy farming methods, deforestation - which increases erosion - and global warming.

He later created a concertina design for wire cage walls used to stop land erosion.

Land erosion and overfarming have halted planting in many areas of the project.

Due to land erosion concerns, the wave machines were not used beyond their initial testing period.

Apart from the above-mentioned activities, dangers to the park include land erosion, landslides, and wildfires which threaten the local flora and fauna.

Obviously in years of heavy storms this value can be higher, whereas, in a less stormy year the land erosion can be lower.

Natural erosion, abetted by spotty maintenance of the cistern, has caused occasional collapses of the buildings above.

Over the years the structure deteriorated; undermining, stone bedding loss, natural erosion, harsh weather and lightning strikes all contributed to its dilapidation.

Setbacks also allowed the natural erosion to occur without compromising the structural integrity of the building.

Due to natural erosion, some of the bamboo slips were damaged and difficult to reinterpret.

Accretions are marked by the natural erosion of soil on one side of a watercourse and the gradual addition of soil to the other side.

Instead, the cliffs were left undefended and rapid erosion ensued.

Scientists said that the rapid erosion of beaches would increase the risk of flooding for coastal communities, which would lose their natural flood barriers, and damage tourism.

Because of the low strength of the quaternary sediments, they are subject to rapid erosion and shallow slumping.

The angular unsorted content implies a rapid erosion and burial in a depositional basin, with an outcome of few fossils.

The party states its goal as being to fight the rapid erosion of sporting rights, resources and opportunities for outdoor sportspeople, claiming that current environmental policies impose unreasonable restrictions.

As this edition shows, it also marks the slow erosion of autobiographical memory, a central part in the construction of the self.

Inside, there was a slow erosion of my positivity.

It was a slow erosion of my superhero over the next six years.

We are seeing slow erosion of people and their ability to cope.

Fifty-eight breakwaters, built by 1992 to slow erosion, have captured the sand and significantly slowed its movement eastward.

Other threats include the steady erosion of their natural habitats.

Some are also calling for her to resign amid growing concerns about the steady erosion of civil rights.

The cuts come on top of a steady erosion in legal aid pay rates over 15 years.

The committee risks a steady erosion of its credibility if it continues to blame a sustained overrun in the inflation target on factors outside its control.

More than 70 academy heads said last month that the steady erosion of their independence was making it harder to raise standards.