Sentences with phrase «ramparts does»

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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross didn't necessarily allay those fears at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, stating: «Trade wars are fought every single day, the difference is U.S. troops are now coming to the ramparts.»

Moreover, this book does not mount the ramparts to defend the Bible against the onslaughts of the modern world; nor does the writer feel guilty for asking, even pressing, a modern reader's questions.

Why not set out to explore the iconic Place de la Comédie, Montpellier's old town, the protected marshes of the Camargue, the ramparts of Aigues - Mortes, the medieval walled city of Carcassonne, Nîmes's Roman amphitheatre, the Pont du Gard, Cevennes National Park, the fishing port of Sète or discover the charms of Saint - Guilhem - le - Désert and Pic Saint - Loup.

Accessed by the Pont Marengo bridge, jutting out over the shimmering waters of the Canal du Midi, historically, Carcassonne was the first fortress to adopt a «hoardings» system of defence in times of siege, wooden structures were fitted to the upper reaches of the ramparts so that the castle's defenders had extra protection whilst they could lean over the walls and drop rocks, hot tar and other projectiles on the assailants below.

Still, you and your associates are doing important work in «Defending the Ramparts of (Scientific) Freedom against the Forces of Darkness».