Given the cost of building ever larger sea walls, there is an attempt to harness Nature's own defences.
The sand helps sea defences by reducing the impact of the waves on the promenade.
Belatedly, the city government is looking at a range of new flood defences, including dykes.
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Today we need strong defences to protect our country - from threats old and new.
The defences were otherwise safe as the two full-strength sides cancelled each other out.
Meanwhile, a committee of MPs has raised concerns about the funds available to maintain flood defences.
Like much of Britain's other infrastructure, many flood defences were built by the Victorians.
The new plans are for smaller defences, which would be in place by 2015.
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Pakistan's air defences may be better than India's, even though its armed forces are heavily outnumbered.
America must also be willing to make available to its allies advanced ballistic missile defences.
Work on improving flood defences in Exeter will start in 2014, the Environment Agency says.
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Another area where IAI is uniquely strong because of Israel's security requirements is in anti-ballistic-missile defences.
In sum, opponents say, the constitutional defences against extending gay marriage by judicial activism are strong.
His innings contained half-a-dozen boundaries before his defences were breached by occasional leg-spinner Joe Denly (2-100).
There are two defences, which it is hoped might be illuminating rather than actually defensive.
These antibodies then mobilise the body's immune defences to attack and destroy the cells.
But the upshot is that the inquiry has made no serious cracks in the government's defences.
An independent investigation was commissioned by the EA after the failure of the flood defences.
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The second world war stripped Germany of its cultural defences, allowing English to infiltrate unopposed.
However, it said since 2001 the general condition of defences had not improved significantly.
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All these developments suggest that the world's existing defences against dirty money are inadequate.
The flood gates have been closed on the defences at Upton upon Severn, the agency said.
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Some of his bravest campaigns were civil-rights defences of radicals pursued by the French state.
Taiwan, facing threats from China, wants to buy any anti-missile defences America can offer.
The number of agencies with responsibility for flood defences was also criticised by the watchdog.
Or that your defences had held, and perhaps the Ice Fear could be beaten back.
In the nuclear age this has meant the ability to scatter defences around its western neighbour.
That is one reason why Mr Axworthy may lose the cabinet debate about missile defences.
They have been carrying out retaliatory air strikes whenever Iraqi air defences have targeted their aircraft.
The agency and North Yorkshire Police said there was no indication the defences would be breached.
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