Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Kurt Vonnegut, Cold Turkey: Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. 2  David Frank: It is not hypocritical to use fossil fuels in order to try to get ourselves off of fossil fuels, particularly since this is simply unavoidable!
Lucca City Walls (Ramparts) The ancient city walls (ramparts) that completely surround the city of Lucca Italy were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Although they were originally intended to keep out invaders, the ramparts currently help to keep out vehicles, thereby making Lucca a pedestrian friendly community.
The Wall was built in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing and to stop an economically disastrous migration of workers. It was a symbol of the Cold War and its fall in 1989 marked its approaching end. During the Cold War, the US conducted around 1,054 nuclear tests by official count, between 1945 and 1992.