fortification
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Mortars were originally developed for siege warfare to lob munitions over walls and other fortifications .
a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
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Where dietary and food processing conditions are favourable, 'fortification' can be effective quickly and at low cost.
We battled for folic acid 'fortification' - and we won!
The case for promoting 'fortification' of foods with zinc in developing countries may seem strong, but experience of how best to do it is limited and it may not be a suitable approach in many countries.
Despite all of the attention currently focused on low-carb and 'fortification' in the dairy sector, some consumers still want their milk and ice cream without all the nips and tucks.
a medieval 'fortification'
Using survey data, ARS researchers examine diets as a factor in select diseases and help public policy officials make decisions about food safety and food 'fortification' .
the 'fortification' of the frontiers
Such a position could solve the choice issue, but this strategy has not proved effective for 'fortification' .
The 'fortification' process simply restores the product to its original healthy profile.
Consequently, many army and navy officers urged improvements in U.S. armaments and urged a program of new coastal 'fortification' .
the 'fortification' of the frontiers
In some measure, this attitude to 'fortification' reflected the contemporary state of military engineering art in the West and Russia.
A much more realistic option is to start with soup, and if you need a little more 'fortification' , slug some brandy into your coffee.
Burrington believes consumers have an interest in seeing 'fortification' , in general, across the dairy sector.
Nonetheless, the abundant forests of Russia and New Zealand had a greater impact on war and fortification than war and 'fortification' had upon the forests.
By providing increased firepower, it both made 'fortification' more difficult, and undermined the power of cavalry.
In the past, nutrition programs for iron 'fortification' and the ingestion of iron preparations have been widely practiced because of the seriousness of worldwide iron deficiency.
Each category within the industry markets its items to one population segment or another, whether through flavor variety, nutritional 'fortification' or manner of use.
However, she believes that challenges emerge when processors attempt to move beyond such basic 'fortification' .
Because up to one half of pregnancies are unplanned and neural tube defects often occur before many women are aware that they are pregnant, food 'fortification' is particularly important.
The folic acid could be taken as tablets by high risk patients, and possibly supplied to the general public through food 'fortification' or a combination of both.
Current recommendations for general food 'fortification' likely will benefit only older children and adults who consume sufficient quantities of these foods.
Not about to sit by idly as other categories steal their calcium franchise, dairy processors have turned to 'fortification' to recapture share of stomach.
Over the next few years, millions of tons of cement and steel were used to build defensive 'fortifications' .
When I was a kid, high walled 'fortifications' were virtually impenetrable to infantry or cavalry.
There are also remains of old castles and medieval 'fortifications' and magnificent examples of rural homesteads.
His 'fortifications' at Bunker Hill set a standard of service for engineers that continues to this day.
It was built about 1370 as part of the 'fortifications' on the east wall of the city.
His fieldwork has spanned the millennia - from Stone Age remains in Scotland to Second World War 'fortifications' .
This timeframe would be used to bolster beach 'fortifications' and supply depots.
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