Examples of criss-crossed

• They constituted an indispensable private sphere for petty business, societies of women and the town-country relationships which criss-crossed institutional and urban boundaries.

• They criss-crossed the country more than once, making stops for shows in forty-six of the then forty-eight states.

• The relief is undulating to hilly, criss-crossed by river tributaries and valleys for which a twin-terrace pattern is often observed.

• Trade routes evidently criss-crossed the region but trade is by no means incompatible with conflict, as the experience of the northwestern region demonstrates.

• We should not let the relatively good aggregate figures for social capital confuse us into summoning up the image of a polity uniformly criss-crossed by organizational networks and participatory citizens.

• Bridging between the two solids is a transparent element criss-crossed by long-span ramps, from which students enjoy panoramic views of the campus and can in turn be seen from outside.

• It is criss-crossed with footpaths, and until recently the grass of the hill came right down to the pavements of the roads surrounding it.

• This has been such a non-party debate that the red lines on the carpet have almost criss-crossed.

• I am pleased to contribute to the debate, especially as my constituency is one of those most criss-crossed by the motorway network.

• It is, after all, criss-crossed by ancient rights of way, footpaths, byways and bridle paths.

• It will be appreciated that my constituency is totally criss-crossed by rail routes to the channel tunnel, between which there is also a major road.

• The area is heavily criss-crossed with footpaths going to the seashore.

• It includes woods and watercourses, and it is criss-crossed by rights of way.

• The other main point is that open countryside is not always nicely criss-crossed in a manner that gives appropriate access.

• My constituency is criss-crossed with hundreds of railway lines.