(1) The refuge provides a haven for people fleeing violent or abusive relationships.

(2) Zambia and Zambians have the potential to make the country not only a haven of peace but also a land of plenty.

(3) Timber was brought downriver to the haven . Ships were built in the shipyards there, and timber was also sent on to Numenor.

(4) A haven for wildlife

(5) Dozens of abandoned and neglected dogs and cats are to find shelter in a new haven , thanks to a community's generosity.

(6) I can see a lot more vessels taking advantage of this natural boat haven over the winter.

(7) This dominion not only extends over the open seas, but also over all creeks, arms of the sea, havens , ports, and tide-rivers, as far as the reach of the tide, around the coasts of the kingdom.

(8) It may have strengthened his hand if he had once recognised that Australia is still, as always, one of the world's havens for refugees.

(9) You have criticized the greedy capitalists for breaking unions, leveling entire industries, and throwing men out of work to shift jobs to cheap labor havens .

(10) But, while it may be advantageous to become an exile for taxation purposes, some businessmen simply move their assets to havens such as Switzerland to shroud their financial affairs in secrecy.

(11) Because failed states are havens for terrorists, Phillips says, conflict resolution is an important investment in U.S. security.

(12) Workshops will be held to explore how graveyards can be turned into wildlife havens .

(13) You know the places; largely soulless havens for thirtysomethings, the complete antithesis of a traditional British boozer.

(14) Hedgerow trees, a traditional sight in the British countryside and important havens for wildlife are fast disappearing, a conservation body has warned.

(15) A ratings downgrade may compel Americans to direct their savings to safer havens - thus preserving a healthier pool of savings from which America's economy can be rebuilt.

(16) Instead of driving money out of the stock market, the resulting financial insecurities promise to keep money in that might otherwise gravitate toward safer havens .

(17) Interest in commercial property funds, particularly from retail investors, has increased sharply in recent months as people look for safer havens away from equity markets.

(18) Gardeners have been called upon to turn their green spaces into wildlife havens for animals and birds.

(19) The chatrooms were the havens of the anonymous.

(20) France's reputation as a cheaper alternative to Spain is decreasing, as some buyers desert Spanish resorts in favour of France's rural farmland havens .