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Sentence Examples A ferry forced aground by hurricane-force winds was refloated yesterday after more than 30 hours at sea. The transport of land armies by sea and their support ashore by naval forces actually predate warfare at sea. She appeared all at sea, with no script but her presence of mind to rely on. In single-parent families or families where both parents are at sea, the children are signed over to a guardian. She described how the first week they were all at sea, but in the second week they were soaking up the experience like sponges. One more refuge from the office phone calls looks set to disappear soon, as cruise lines fit antennas to ships so that mobile phones work at sea. After barely one hundred lines, even the most astute and intrepid explorer is all at sea and gasping for air. Whatever the size of the vessel, there is little worse when at sea than those disconcerting and queasy rolling motions. They are famed for their ability to operate at sea, in the jungle or in the Arctic wastes and freezing cold of Norway. The artist had been set afloat at sea in a large clear bubble, naked, as several other empty bubbles bobbed on the waves around him. She was constantly exposed to salt water and salt spray and when at sea she was drenched more often than she was dry. The first night at sea began calmly and William slept soundly but as the night wore on, the ship began to roll as she encountered a fair swell. It was possible that it might be needed for an emergency appendectomy being undertaken by the ship's surgeon while at sea. After 37 days at sea his ship limped into Sydney after being torpedoed by a German U-boat. He was a member of the sailing club and stalwart sailor and racer who lost his life at sea last year. Did Japanese warships and their commanding admirals break radio silence at sea before the attack? Partial pressure in oxygen was adjusted for altitude and reported as if it were obtained at sea level. In real life, of course, a brigantine's crew would have either fixed or jury-rigged a rudder at sea or simply steered the ship with her sails. The Admiral also took the opportunity to set the seal on a century of Anglo-French cooperation at sea. Once they were out at sea, Grapple was keelhauled every night for a fortnight. Show More Sentences Again the opportunity to identify the importance of protection against cold for survivors at sea was missed. After several months, the ones that survive the hazards at sea seek out a new stream and begin the cycle anew. His liturgical assistants will be readily available now that so many women serve at sea. Rather you want to throw out a lifeline to the subjects, who are clearly confused and all at sea. When at sea, they eat zooplankton and other small creatures that rise to the surface at convergence zones. For the most part it was considered that air forces would be used primarily for scouting and reconnaissance missions, both overland and at sea. Ever since wooden ships were felled by storms at sea or robbed by pirates, successful businesses risked coming to grief crossing oceans. When the building is lit at night, the glazing disappears, making the naked structure look like a platform at sea. Faces of sailors and their lost equipment are scattered throughout the waves, representing the men who died at sea. The last she heard from him was a goodbye note, telling her that by the time she had the letter he would already be at sea. Knox-Johnston was alone at sea for an incredible 313 days, averaging just 3.39 knots round the globe. I'm no wowser, but the lives of many people are in your hands at sea and it can't be trivialised. But whether you're a ship enthusiast, royal watcher or both, the legacy of the royal ships will always reign at sea. Back in the late 1970's I was at sea during a terrible storm in which several ships, including sailboats in the Fastnet Race, were lost. At the end of the video, the figure sets off in a small boat, apparently lost at sea in an inhospitable universe. Once at sea, cast your eyes aloft, there will be a dozen or more sailors swinging about in the rigging adjusting sails. They generally prefer open country and can be found in habitat from salt marshes at sea level to areas of alpine tundra at high elevation. It is illegal to dump any waste material at sea and all vessels will have to log and land their waste on returning from sea. While at sea, he sketched the coastlines, reckoned distances between landmarks, and carefully observed the winds and the tides. They have to be content with a few hundred rupees after a hard day's labour at sea. Show More Sentences The Taiwan boat and its two Taiwanese crew sailed from a port in Fujian and stayed at sea because of engine problems. Villages were bombed from the air and a town was shelled from a cruiser at sea. Two were in the field of motive power both on land with the railways and also at sea where it replaced sail. The gaeltacht side was all at sea in an opening half dominated by the losers. Once we were discussing Lifeboat, a Hitchcock film that takes place almost entirely in a small boat adrift at sea. The Navy is actively recruiting young men and women into its ranks at the moment and offers a wide and varied career to anyone interested in taking up a career at sea. As the students repair leaks from damaged bulkheads the hull can be progressively flooded with water and rolled through 20 degrees, just like a ship at sea. Since they spend many months of the year at sea, the Horned Puffin's diet is not completely known, except that the chicks are fed almost exclusively fish. The yachtswoman scored her greatest feat yesterday when she won a dramatic solo transatlantic race in a record-breaking time after a tense fortnight at sea. The final 7 percent were capable of processing their catch while at sea. My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job. The air in this bulge then slides over the unexpanded air over the sea resulting in a pressure difference at sea level between the landward and seaward sides of the coast. Yellow fever, also known as yellow jack for the quarantine flag flown by ships at sea, became one of the most feared diseases throughout urban America. He claimed that the practice of giving fishermen a strong opiate drug for withdrawal was just as dangerous as heroin as there was no way of monitoring its use at sea. But seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels, which have large, tubular nostrils, are known to use scent clues to locate nesting sites and prey out at sea. Ships fill their empty oil tanks with water to weigh them down and maintain balance at sea, then dump the water before arriving at port to fill up with petroleum. Sharing a common origin with the modern biscuit, medieval rusks were known as panis biscoctus and were used as a form of preserved bread to provision armies and ships at sea. While Kerry were solid enough at the back, they were all at sea at midfield, while they never threatened down the wings and this was the most disappointing aspect of all. In 1812, with the long-drawn-out war against Napoleonic France still being waged both at sea and on land, Portsmouth was a busy, various, but generally unlovely town. This was a striking turnaround for a party that had been all at sea. Show More Sentences I thought that was the point, all lusty, hearty boys together at sea. Waving pieces of wing fabric and burning oily rags in a bucket, the men enthusiastically entered into this exercise, mindful that it might save them from another night at sea. Friday morning at breakfast, travelers were buzzing in the elevators about why the ship was still moored instead of out at sea. The United Nations high commissioner for Refugees reported that 3,419 others are known to have died at sea in 2014, so far. To calculate your longitude at sea, you need to know what time it is onboard ship and also, at that very same moment, the local time in your home port. The young girl pines for a father constantly away at sea, loathes her mother, who carries on an affair with her uncle, and both envies and resents her tarty elder sister. Without it, one is but a ship at sea with no sails or rigging. The book opens with a metaphor of ships at sea, a small sailing craft that rides out a storm, and a great supertanker crushed by twenty-five meter waves and gale winds. I felt we could do better and more anaerobic workouts at sea level. As though that were not bad enough, we are now being told that our investment policy, which is momentous to any purposeful economic development, is all at sea. People aboard the carnival Magic have another day and a half at sea before they reach Galveston, Texas. Included are live demonstrations by a museum carver on how sailors depicted women on figureheads which, when placed on the bow of a ship, served to ward off harm at sea. Such vehicles help the Coast Guard handle hostage situations at sea and take on pirates, poachers of marine wealth, smugglers and anti-national elements, an official said. The Chinese had discovered much earlier, around the 5th century ad, that scurvy at sea could be avoided by carrying live ginger plants on board junks. When his vessel was wrecked and Tichborne apparently lost at sea, Lady Tichborne refused to believe her son was dead and advertised for his return. Captain Semmes soon requested permission to dry dock and overhaul his ship, much needed after so long a time at sea and so many naval actions. A CYPRUS cruise ship will this weekend be the host of pioneer telerobotic experiments at sea. The same month, Nelson returned home to Britain after two years of duty at sea. Rain gauges on land or at sea tend to be sparsely distributed, and the exact positions of such instruments decades ago isn't always known. The sailor sees the burthen, the built, and the distance of a ship at sea, while she is a great way off. Show More Sentences After the mutiny, the castaway ship's officers suffered a month at sea in the lifeboat. The naval code is a system of rules for making communications at sea by means of signals. And though his money was now gone again, all but a sovereign or two, yet that troubled him but little, in the first flush of being at sea. Have you not heard speak of Mariana, the sister of Frederick, the great soldier who miscarried at sea? Various species of birds feed off the river or nest on it, some being found both at sea and inland. Napoleon never again had the opportunity to challenge the British at sea, nor to threaten an invasion. On 8 March, news reached Hotham that the French fleet was at sea and heading for Corsica. Defeated at sea, the French abandoned their plan to invade Corsica and returned to port. Most other major actions during the Phoney War were at sea, including the Second Battle of the Atlantic fought throughout the Phoney War. This meant that British coastal centres and shipping at sea west of Ireland were the prime targets. On her way to Scotland in 1290, however, Margaret died at sea, and Edward was again asked to adjudicate between 13 rival claimants to the throne. One woman, named Roma, suggested that the women burn the ships out at sea to prevent their leaving. His Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles is also a vast work of metal sculpture, resembling the sails of ship at sea. But he was soon back at sea, where he attracted the attention of Alexander Spotswood, the Governor of Virginia. In September he told Eden that he had found the French ship at sea, deserted. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium on 16 August 1946, with his ashes scattered at sea near Old Harry Rocks. When underway at sea, the second and third engineers will often be occupied with oil transfers from storage tanks, to active working tanks. Working in damp and cold conditions often is inevitable, although ships try to avoid severe storms while at sea. Whatever the calling, those who live and work at sea invariably confront social isolation. Such restrictions on shore leave coupled with reduced time in port by many ships translate into longer periods at sea. Show More Sentences Mariners report that extended periods at sea living and working with shipmates who for the most part are strangers takes getting used to. There is reason to think that cloth flags of this design were employed during the 17th century for unofficial use on Scottish vessels at sea. Civilian use is permitted on land, but use of the unmodified flag at sea is restricted to military vessels. These are used in cases where it is illegal to fly the Union Flag, such as at sea from a ship other than a British warship. Privateers constituted a large proportion of the total military force at sea during the 17th and 18th centuries. The US did not sign because a stronger amendment, protecting all private property from capture at sea, was not accepted. Privateers were a large part of the total military force at sea during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Soviet forces continued to attack, advancing into Finland in the Winter War, and German forces were involved in action at sea. In most of the world's navies, a deployment designates an extended period of duty at sea. Snow seldom lies at sea level and frosts are less frequent than on the mainland. A lot of maintenance is carried out while at sea or in port by ship's crew. It caused severe damage to London and Bristol, uprooted millions of trees, and killed more than 8,000 people, mostly at sea. The ship was then disinfected, dead bodies buried at sea, infected clothing, bedding, etc. The greatest killer at sea was scurvy, a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. The lack of fresh fruit and vegetables gave rise to scurvy, one of the biggest killers at sea. About the same time he revived the Sumner method of finding a ship's place at sea, and calculated a set of tables for its ready application. The young birds are attacked by adults if they enter the breeding ground, so they stay at sea learning to fish and fly. Birds at sea were hit hard during the early weeks of the spill, resulting in thousands of deaths. The main containment and dispersement of the oil slick at sea was completed within six weeks. FitzRoy established a network of 15 coastal stations from which visual gale warnings could be provided for ships at sea. Show More Sentences This shearwater is mainly silent at sea, even when birds are gathered off the breeding colonies. It is silent at sea, but at night the breeding colonies are alive with raucous cackling calls. Although the puffins are vocal at their breeding colonies, they are silent at sea. After fledging, the chicks spend the first few years of their lives at sea, returning to breed about five years later. After breeding, all three puffin species winter at sea, usually far from coasts and often extending south of the breeding range. Eurasian birds also winter at sea, with some moving south as far as the western Mediterranean. I am going to create a trigger to the feelings of nostalgia, that this time at sea will nowise be lost. Although the Germans claimed victory at Jutland, the British Grand Fleet remained in control at sea. Loons and grebes, which nest on lakes but winter at sea, are usually categorized as water birds, not seabirds. For example, once common guillemot chicks fledge, they remain with the male parent for several months at sea. Other species also migrate shorter distances away from the breeding sites, their distribution at sea determined by the availability of food. However, its colouring is very different and makes it relatively easy to notice at sea. Pinnipeds spend many months at a time at sea, so they must sleep in the water. In between nursing bouts, the females leave their young onshore to forage at sea. Eventually, seal hunters used harpoons to spear the animals from boats out at sea, and hooks for killing pups on ice or land. There has never been a frost, snowfall or freeze ever recorded at sea level on any of the islands. The ferry MV Princess Victoria was lost at sea in the North Channel east of Belfast with 133 fatalities, and many fishing trawlers sank. Contrary to custom and against the wishes of the Church, many corpses were loaded onto barges and buried at sea beyond the mouth of the Tagus. Ancient whalers used harpoons to spear the bigger animals from boats out at sea. Following a storm at sea 400 troops had to seek shelter on Holy Island, where they surrendered to the Yorkists. Show More Sentences It thus proceeded around Africa, where it rendezvoused with German supply ships that had been hired to replenish its coal stocks at sea. During many of the battles at sea, several thousand soldiers being transported drowned after their ships went down. The smacks swept and destroyed six mines before winter weather halted further work at sea. Jellicoe was disturbed by the Admiralty failure to discuss the raid with their commander in chief of the fleet at sea. Some intercepts decoded during the action had taken two hours to reach British commanders at sea, by when they were out of date or misleading. The German plan had been delayed, causing further problems for their submarines, which had reached the limit of their endurance at sea. This was the first news that Beatty and Jellicoe had that Scheer and his battle fleet were even at sea. A supertanker's routes are generally long, requiring it to stay at sea for extended periods, up to and beyond seventy days at a time. This process, called underway replenishment, extends the length of time a naval vessel can stay at sea, as well as her effective range. Finally the navigator Paul Vatine, who was lost at sea in 1999, won the Transat Jacques Vabre several times. Upon the completion of her seven expeditionary raids, Alabama had been at sea for 534 days out of 657, never visiting a single Confederate port. This remains to date the greatest English naval defeat, and established Dutch supremacy at sea for over half a century. This reliance on aircraft at sea showed the importance of the aircraft carrier. He was one of the last Royal Navy officers to receive basic training entirely at sea. After several years at sea, the deactivation mechanism might not function as intended and the mines may remain live. While most blockades historically took place at sea, blockade is still used on land to prevent someone coming into a certain area. The Allied troop convoys already at sea were forced to take shelter in bays and inlets on the south coast of Britain for the night. The goal at hand was to develop an international agreement for controlling general environmental contamination by ships when out at sea. Because eddies may have a vigorous circulation associated with them, they are of concern to naval and commercial operations at sea. On Earth, the pressures recorded at the centers of tropical cyclones are among the lowest ever observed at sea level. Show More Sentences Gilbert was lost at sea during his return voyage, and plans of settlement were postponed. Columbus's error was attributed to his insufficient experience in navigation at sea. Living outside the society that oppressed them, presented an ability to attain liberty at sea. A part of becoming a pirate was to meet the expectation of uprooting their living environment and spending most of their time out at sea. A death sentence could be carried out on captured pirates at sea without benefit of trial, according to the statute. An estimated 10,000 containers at sea each year are lost by container ships, usually during storms. Property law, admiralty law and the law of the sea may be of relevance when lost, mislaid, and abandoned property is found at sea. At medium depths at sea, light comes from above, so a mirror oriented vertically makes animals such as fish invisible from the side. Drift nets lost or abandoned at sea due to storms causing strong currents, accidental loss, or purposeful discard become ghost nets. Ballast water taken up at sea and released in port is a major source of unwanted exotic marine life. Blake maintained the blockade throughout the winter, the first time the fleet had stayed at sea over winter. In the Royal Navy a series of ships have carried the name HMS Blake in honour of the general at sea. The Blake oilfield in the United Kingdom Sector of the North Sea is named in honour of the general at sea. After Myngs' death he remained at sea in the care of Admiral Sir John Narborough. Oil companies charter helicopters to move workers and parts quickly to remote drilling sites located at sea or in remote locations. As a miniature society at sea, the wreck of the Mary Rose held personal objects belonging to individual crew members. The basic body type is a terrestrial quadruped, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea, in the air, in trees, underground or on two legs. Fires were lit in the lighthouse tower to warn ships at sea of the presence of the coast. An additional 70 Icelanders died at sea, but it has not been confirmed whether they lost their lives as a result of hostilities. Moreover, Greece maintains the Hellenic Coast Guard for law enforcement at sea, search and rescue, and port operations. Show More Sentences Overall, the round trip took a little over a year, minimizing the time at sea. Despite victory at sea over the Turks, Cyprus remained under Ottoman rule for the next three centuries. He placed great trust in Zheng He, even giving him blank scrolls with the imperial seal so the admiral could issue imperial orders at sea. Portolan or portulan charts are navigational maps based on compass directions and estimated distances observed by the pilots at sea. At this time, a navigator on a ship at sea measured the Moon to be 56 degrees above the horizon using a sextant. The Navy contributed for the defense of the Portuguese neutrality at sea and air. The thirteenth century Genovese navigators Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi may have sailed as far as Cape Non before being lost at sea. Finally, it required a stable viewing platform, rendering the technique useless on the rolling deck of a ship at sea. In 1502, he disappeared while on an expedition and was believed to be lost at sea. He died at sea, possibly off the coast of Mozambique, while returning from India in the 5th Portuguese Armada with Francisco de Albuquerque. Whether in the extreme north, south, east, or west of the country, temperatures at sea level tend to be in the same range. Between 1565 and 1815, Spain owned 108 galleons of which 26 were lost at sea for various reasons. Whatever could be discovered from solving the problem at sea would only improve the determination of longitude on land. The prizes were to be awarded for the discovery and demonstration of a practical method for determining the longitude of a ship at sea. While he had tested the method at sea, it was never widely used or considered as a viable method. An attempt to use her newfound advantage at sea with a counter armada the following year failed disastrously. Hudson is thought to have spent many years at sea, beginning as a cabin boy and gradually working his way up to ship's captain. Barentsz died at sea on 20 June 1597, while studying charts only seven days after starting out. It is not known whether Barentsz was buried on the northern island of Novaya Zemlya, or at sea. The polar bear is a marine mammal because it spends many months of the year at sea. Show More Sentences When property is lost at sea and rescued by another, the rescuer is entitled to claim a salvage award on the salved property. When at sea, only the Viceroy flew the flag from the mainmast, while other officials flew it from the foremast. Shannon had been at sea for a long time and her hull had begun to rot further exaggerating the disparity in scantling strength. While the men were out at sea, the management of the farm was under the control of the women. After 20 March 1943, the Imperial Navy was under orders to execute all prisoners taken at sea. Joseph Mallard Turner had a profound, if scatophiliac, attraction to fire at sea. Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook, has been supplied with an immense terrestrial telescope, to be used for vessels at sea. As well as collecting to save lives at sea, we will have Yellow Wellie pin badges for only PS1 each. Tyrion brought us right up to date with a gruesome scatological mental image of how he enjoyed his time stowed away in a box at sea. Aussies Tom Hudson and Pete Fletcher, at sea nearly 98 days, put out a plea for supplies 30 miles off the Scilly Isles. Eight bells also rang from nearby Lichfield Cathedral to signify the hope that all future watches at sea pass safely. Silkman saw these increased bonuses as rewards for serving in demanding billets at sea. In Scotland, and in particular on Scottish vessels at sea, historical evidence suggests that a separate design of Union Flag was flown to that used in England. They face cramped, stark, noisy, and dangerous conditions at sea. Alfred established a series of forts and lookout posts linked by a military road, or Herepath, to allow his army to cover Viking movements at sea. After seven weeks at sea, a storm forced the fleet back to Poole, England. The first tribute to Nelson was fittingly offered at sea by sailors of Vice Admiral Dmitry Senyavin's passing Russian squadron, which saluted on learning of the death. His scientific works ranged from astronomy, optics, the problem of finding longitude at sea, cosmology, mechanics, microscopy, surveying, medicine and meteorology. After six months at sea, on 30 May 1604 they sighted Cape of Good Hope. On the sea, Africans used the moon to best count the days, but the sea did not provide seasonal changes for them to know how long they were at sea. Show More Sentences Ships are normally at sea, and dock scenes surprisingly absent. Because of the eventual English victory at sea, the Army of Flanders escaped the drowning death Justinus and his men had in mind for them, ready to fight another day. In 1596, three more ships sailed east but were all lost at sea. The decline in salmon numbers is being attributed to abstraction, acid rain, pesticides, predators and accidental by-catch by pelagic trawlers at sea, and fishmongers. Barentsz died at sea on 20 June 1597, while studying charts. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level. Various international treaties attempt to reduce pollution caused by environmental threats such as oil spills, marine debris, and the incineration of toxic wastes at sea. On the East side Kingswear Castle sits very close to the water's edge, and on the west side Dartmouth Castle is built on a rocky promontory at sea level. The Greeks of Homer just used their ships as transport for land armies, but in 664 BC there is a mention of a battle at sea between Corinth and its colony city Corcyra. It is governed by ocean currents from marginal seas and regional topography, rather than being steered by wind, both in the deep ocean and at sea level. According to written sources, most of the funerals took place at sea. He was furthermore given full authority over the navy and army at sea. Nothing has been found so effectual for preserving water sweet at sea, during long voyages, as charring the insides of the casks well before they are filled. Green sea turtles tend to have good vision, well adapted to a life at sea. Troops were briefed using maps that were correct in every detail except for the place names, and most were not told their actual destination until they were already at sea. A diminishing swell Saturday led officials to call for a lay day, then a strong on-shore storm system moved through overnight leaving victory at sea conditions yesterday. He found the new wireless operator a charming fellow, possessed of talents far superior to those of the young men who ordinarily pound the brass at sea. As oil trade and industry developed, many people in the industry began to recognise a need for further improvements in regards to oil pollution prevention at sea. More forts were built on land and at sea in the 19th century. However this failed to manifest and the Napoleonic forces were defeated by the British at sea by Lord Nelson and on land by the Duke of Wellington. Show More Sentences Sea fishing, from the beach, pier or out at sea, is carried out here. Tropical cyclones out at sea cause large waves, heavy rain, flood and high winds, disrupting international shipping and, at times, causing shipwrecks. Thrilling at sea, the scenes on shore founder on rockier ground. Most Barbary galleys were at sea for around eighty to a hundred days a year, but when the slaves assigned to them were on land, they were forced to do hard manual labor. It is unclear how the family was going to survive at sea but AP reports that the family was going to make an improvised raft by tying a cooler and life rings together. Although pipelines can be built under the sea, that process is economically and technically demanding, so the majority of oil at sea is transported by tanker ships. Checks may be made in port or at sea, and using aerial photography. There was no consensus about what to do with transported soldiers at sea, and as a result, many of the ships failed or refused to rescue soldiers that were left shipwrecked. Deliberate disposal of wastes at sea is called ocean dumping. Pouting were previously ignored as a commercial fish, with pouting that were inadvertently caught by trawlers being either discarded at sea or processed into fishmeal. While battles at sea were rare, they would occasionally occur when Viking ships attempted to board European merchant vessels in Scandinavian waters. The Vikings were competent sailors, adept in land warfare as well as at sea, and they often struck at accessible and poorly defended targets, usually with near impunity. There she discovers the mystery of Birdwoman, a feral young woman living on the rocky island and learns of a shipwreck in 1946 when men returning from war were drowned at sea. There is also evidence of separate ranges for different species at sea. Walruses are unique in that mothers nurse their young at sea. Mothers of some species fast and nurse their young for a relatively short period of time while others take foraging trips at sea between nursing bouts. After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream. They may spend several days at sea and travel up to 50 kilometers in search of feeding grounds, and will also swim some distance upstream into freshwater in large rivers. He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea. The Shipping Forecast should not be confused with similar broadcasts given by HM Coastguard to vessels at sea tuned into Marine VHF and MF radio frequencies. Show More Sentences Ice that is found at sea may be in the form of drift ice floating in the water, fast ice fixed to a shoreline or anchor ice if attached to the sea bottom. On 18 June 1912, Marconi gave evidence to the Court of Inquiry into the loss of Titanic regarding the marine telegraphy's functions and the procedures for emergencies at sea. In 1947, the entire lifeboat crew was lost at sea, attempting to rescue the crew of the SS Samtampa, in what has become known as the Mumbles lifeboat disaster. This increased the speed and manoeuvrability of the vessels, and enabled them to remain at sea for longer as there was less need to return to port for maintenance. Freddie Foreman, a friend of the Krays, claimed in his autobiography Respect that he shot Mitchell dead as a favour to the twins and disposed of his body at sea. Wars were fought at sea over the control of important resources. Wojciech Szczesny was then called into action twice in a minute to parry fierce drives from Djebbour and Torossidis as Arsenal's back four looked all at sea. Snow seldom lies at sea level and frosts are fewer than on the mainland. Pilots lost at sea used to release the Gibson-Girl box kite. But by and large, fighting at sea was usually left to the armed caravels. The crown was often happy to 'sell' captain positions on India runs as a form of royal patronage to candidates with little or no experience at sea. In desperation, his stepfather returned to work at sea, while his mother moved from Glasgow to Newarthill, where his maternal grandmother still lived. By the end of the operation, NATO had conducted over 3,000 hailings at sea and almost 300 boardings for inspection, with 11 vessels denied transit to their next port of call. Zheng He's tomb in Nanjing has been repaired and a small museum built next to it, although his body was buried at sea off the Malabar Coast near Calicut in western India. In 1939, Richard Halliburton was lost at sea with his crew while sailing a specially constructed junk, Sea Dragon, from Hong Kong to the World Exposition in San Francisco. According to Southern Maldivian oral tradition, traders and fishermen were occasionally lost at sea and got stranded on one of the islands of the Chagos. The proposed Bill doesn't address the damage caused by environmental problems, drift netting at sea, and predation on rivers by seals, cormorants, goosanders and mergansers. With seafaring the only real industry in the early decades, by the end of the 18th century, at least a third of the island's manpower was at sea at any one time. In the early 18th century the battle was on to improve the determination of longitude at sea, leading to the development of the marine chronometer by John Harrison. The law governing wrongful death actions for the estates of those who die at sea is a baroquely intricate tapestry that interweaves strands of both statutory and common law. Show More Sentences The simulator enables pilots to practice challenging procedures without risk such as low-level flight, confined area operations, autorotation and landing on platforms at sea. Sometimes, however, very large salmon which have spent three or four winters at sea, grow smallish kypes and the considered opinion is that these are genuine springers. The principle of operation is based on maintaining deterrent effect by always having at least one submarine at sea, and was designed for the Cold War period. In all some 200 pilots and aircrew were lost at sea during the battle. Determining longitude at sea was also much harder than on land. The British lost 16,829 civilian dead, 1,260 civilians were killed in air and naval attacks, 908 civilians were killed at sea and there were 14,661 merchant marine deaths. By signing the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853, Arab rulers gave up their right to wage war at sea in return for British protection against external threats. The practical problems were severe and the method was never used at sea. Around 1683, Edmund Halley proposed using a telescope to observe the time of occultations or appulses of a star by the moon as a means of determining time while at sea. Examples from Classical Literature He came home with me, and, far from having perished at sea, is now alive and well. He refitted the fireship at sea, and then went on, reaching bougie on the 2nd of May. Nothing more vigorous and thrilling than the description of the storm at sea in dauber has appeared in current literature. A strange group was that which gathered about the supper-table at sea breeze that night. Mrs. Blair staggered to her feet, entangled by her skirt, and pitching like a ship at sea. There is something in a moonlit night at sea that must touch in the most cloddish heart a spring of fancy. I have heard it said that chichester is the only English cathedral that is visible at sea. The father of these three children had been lost at sea on a whaling voyage. What's to be done, then, if a man be drowned at sea, or burned to a cinder in a lime-kiln? It was not the first time that Rainey had been on a ship, a sailing ship, and at sea. The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to Fletcherize his ideas. Find more words! 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