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  • The court also heard that Prout, who had a pipe-laying business and ran a pheasant shoot, may have fallen in love with a house-sitter.

    Gloucestershire murderer expected to finally reveal where he buried his wife 2011

  • The Chinese market has been one of Caterpillar's priorities since the 1970s, when it sold pipe-laying equipment there in the wake of a historic visit to China by President Richard Nixon.

    Caterpillar Trails in China James R. Hagerty 2011

  • In addition to the new deep-water rig—which is designed to withstand typhoons common in the South China Sea—Cnooc and other major Chinese energy-related firms have recently taken delivery of a deep-water seismic survey ship and deep-water pipe-laying vessels, industry analysts say.

    Drilling Plans Raise Stakes in Disputed Seas Patrick Barta 2011

  • An enormous amount of pipe-laying is going on here, characters are being maneuvered into position, whilst schemes and intrigues are being set in motion that are designed to either re-ignite the war, or ensure Daenerys returns to Westeros as soon as possible, or to shatter the alliance between the Tyrells and Lannisters once and for all.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Adam Whitehead 2010

  • An enormous amount of pipe-laying is going on here, characters are being maneuvered into position, whilst schemes and intrigues are being set in motion that are designed to either re-ignite the war, or ensure Daenerys returns to Westeros as soon as possible, or to shatter the alliance between the Tyrells and Lannisters once and for all.

    A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin Adam Whitehead 2010

  • Earlier this month, the world's largest pipe-laying vessel, the Solitaire, began work on the Gulf of Finland section of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline.

    The Russo-German Energy Pincer 2010

  • Some fans have expressed disappointment that the revelations haven't been bigger, but I think this is a result of there being six years of clue-seeding and pipe-laying leading up to this point.

    Lostwatch 10: Season 6, Episodes 7-12 Adam Whitehead 2010

  • Some fans have expressed disappointment that the revelations haven't been bigger, but I think this is a result of there being six years of clue-seeding and pipe-laying leading up to this point.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Adam Whitehead 2010

  • They may be protected from salvors less scrupulous than Odyssey, but they are by no means protected from the elements such as hurricaines, earthquakes, tsunamis, marine life intrusion, the chemical ravages of time or indeed the co-incidental human damage of trawling, fishing, pipe-laying, damage caused by other newer wrecks, oil exploration and modern warfare to name but a few.

    Odyssey’s Never Ending Quest for Treasure 2009

  • The key to irregular naval warfare — already demonstrated during the Tanker War phase of the Iraq-Iran war — was a pipe-laying barge chartered for the USN from Brown & Root by the Santa Fe Drilling Company on behalf of the Emir of Kuwait.

    Pirate Radio | ATTACKERMAN 2009

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