Granaries in a sentence

But Aley’s hero encounters wasted village after village, places where the granaries are being devoured by rodents in the absence of the living inmates of the village.

The upkeep of the Knights-era granaries has been a bone of contention for years.

It is in a terrace of old buildings, believed to have been built as granaries or shops in the 16th century, and sits between Tasty China restaurant and Bridge Insurance office.

The unusual property, located at 5-6 Nene Quay, is in a terrace of old buildings, believed to have been built as granaries or shops in the 16th century.

The finance minister, while presenting the Interim Budget, launched a number of measures focused around major issues surrounding the economics of the granaries of the country.

Early Mehrgarh residents lived in mud brick houses, stored their grain in granaries, fashioned tools with local copper ore, and lined their large basket containers with bitumen.

J. Bray (1997), p.146 Knowing he could not afford to lose control of the vital Egyptian granaries, Gallienus sent his general Theodotus against Aemilianus, probably by a naval expedition.

Some structures are thought to have been granaries.

The buildings in these villages varied in form, but normally consisted of farmhouses surrounded by smaller buildings such as granaries and other storage rooms.

The Celeiros Comuns (Communal Granaries) were inaugurated in 1576 on Sebastian's orders.

The emperor lowered taxes and constructed granaries that he used to prevent famine and control the market.

The folk-lore motif of the dragon guarding gold, may have come from earlier Bronze Age customs of introducing serpents to village granaries to deter rats or mice.

The most noteworthy event recorded during his reign was the construction of state granaries in large numbers throughout Japan, indicating the broad reach of imperial power at the time.

The outer court, which is the larger by far, contains the granaries and storehouses (K), the kitchen (H) and other offices connected with the refectory (G).

The season chosen for leaving Pannonia was unusually early; the Germanic peoples generally waited until autumn before beginning a migration, giving themselves time to do the harvesting and replenish their granaries for the march.

They were not afraid of technology per se, but were "labour strategists". citation Spasmodic rises in food prices provoked Keelmen in the port of Tyne to riot in 1710 citation and tin miners to plunder granaries at Falmouth in 1727.