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Sentence Examples International law says that seeking refuge from persecution is not a crime. The deportation of an asylum seeker who sought refuge in Bolton has been halted following the intervention of MP David Crausby. However, most of the residents preferred to stay home instead of taking refuge elsewhere. Let your dog hide if it wants to take refuge under furniture or in a corner. He tracks them through the forest and marshlands and finally finds that they have taken refuge inside a shack on the riverbank. That was probably why he was often haunted by spells of melancholia and dark thoughts and often sought refuge in books. This was not difficult, given that less than 15 per cent of people sought refuge in public shelters or tube stations. More than 30,000 people are reported to have died and nearly 400,000 civilians sought refuge across the border in Ethiopia. Since then, half the country's more than 3 million people have sought refuge in the capital, Monrovia. At least 23 of the 118 sailors on board are known to have survived the blast, taking refuge in the submarine's sternmost section. He said he accepted she was one of life's inadequates who sought refuge in drink and was prone to self-harm. We took slight refuge just behind the stage and bought our beers from the offy. However, the cunning female kept dodging them, taking temporary refuge in the grounds of Fermoy Soccer Club. Angola is relatively urbanized because in the 1980s many people sought refuge in the safer urban areas. In another scene, the Tamil girl is harassed by a drunken local youth and seeks refuge in the local temple. Traffic calming proposals included the creation of a central refuge at the west end of the village to help elderly people cross the road. His property is ideal because it's next to the wildlife refuge that's home to the 100 ocelots remaining in the region. Unschooled in the necessity of being accountable for her own actions and given to bouts of depression, Margaret took refuge in drink. They are now in the capital, Monrovia, seeking refuge and shelter, of which there is none. Dazed and amnesiac, she takes refuge in the apartment of Betty's aunt, who has loaned the place out to her niece. Show More Sentences Many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians seek refuge and breed in zokor burrows. They seek refuge from an army of flesh-eating zombies by hiding in a shopping mall. Brute force, extortion, and bribery are not a policy, they are the last refuge of a mafioso. Here the nature of an inn, historically, has been as a safe harbour and secure refuge from the perils of the highway. Later that night, our group sought refuge from misery by demolishing a hand-rolled doobie the size of a Cuban cigar. 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. Other times I sought refuge in the safe haven of grandfather's forge and helped him to make sickles or horseshoes by manning the big bellows. While terrified soldiers sought refuge inside the ministry, a tumbril was found. Some caterpillars will crawl to the ground and burrow into a hole, giving the parasitoids a safe refuge for the winter. The Norse are scattered or have taken refuge in the mountain forests in the south of Hessen. The presence of the security forces personnel created apprehensions among the villagers and they took refuge in a nearby ground. Only those who had a tall rooftop to take refuge on were really safe from the wall of water that washed in from the sea. Within the unalterable waves of change, we can never find any enduring refuge or freedom. The birds found little food on the refuge and quickly moved on to the nearby fields of barley and wheat. They are evacuees who have taken refuge at the Southern University shelter here. The movie theater became a refuge for the boy, and he began to read films through that sensibility. The young girl seeks refuge in nature, by walking through the empty woods or skinny-dipping in the local creek. He is a man possessed by his calling, a savant given to seeking refuge in his own mind from the slings and arrows of life in the 16th century. The ark was a refuge until the waters went down, leaving Noah and his menagerie high and dry on Mount Ararat. Almost 100 evacuees are still in temporary refuge centres in Whakatane and Opotiki. Show More Sentences Let me also take refuge in it and say that without genuine democracy this nation will always remain a banana republic. A boy, a young boy, lost and directionless, finds refuge and comfort in art, in underground movies. A woman and her children fled from a house and took refuge in a nearby shop when a man in the house brandished a bread knife. When she was eight, her mother fled to a refuge taking Margie and her four siblings with her. The family fled to Britain, where they were given refuge at Chadderton town hall. On returning to Assisi, St. Francis now sought refuge at San Damiano, a quiet hermitage just below Assisi's walls. And now Edward, in his turn, was compelled to fly from the country, and to take refuge with his brother-in-law, the Duke of Burgundy. Spanish ships in distress were to be permitted to seek refuge in English ports. But I truly believe that Vegas serves as a refuge for those not permitted to be dissolute in their native environments. A sign of this enlivenment is the opening of new galleries, which will offer a refuge for both artists and admirers of their art. After the Buddha attained enlightenment, his disciples took refuge in him and from him. Why had he been sent to Somerset, whence he had escaped and taken refuge in the station? Generation after generation, Kampucheans have found refuge and inspiration under the roofs of our pagodas. The farm worker is forced to take refuge in a shack settlement in a black township and pick up the threads of his disrupted life as best he can. And weren't technology jobs supposed to offer a secure refuge to other displaced workers? Groupers, jacks and barracuda seek refuge in the wrecks, while large marble rays cruise the sandy flats. The modest brick building at the heart of Europe's biggest military base has become refuge to thousands of raw recruits. These birds take refuge in hedges and wooded areas and at dusk fly out to feed in marshy ground. She was far from the needy, emotionally damaged wreck who we usually think of as finding refuge in obscure religions. The refuge has also suffered some major environmental problems, including stubborn invasions of exotic grapefruit trees and pepper plants. Show More Sentences The snow-topped, ice clad giants offer refuge from the daily grind in the form of miles of skiable slopes and long descents. Its extensive tracts of open moorland interspersed with small lochs made it a rich refuge for wildlife. Hike through wildlife refuge areas, gaze at gators, or add to your bird watching life list. I found refuge in the staff room, with its smoke fug, low chairs and tea-stained mugs. She soon managed to move out of the refuge and turned her attention to following her dream. If your career is on the way down, panto is a celebrity safety net, one last greasepaint refuge where you can still revel in audience adulation. Sometimes we argue and he wears my patience down and my only refuge will be an insult aimed at his mother. The flooded jheels ensure sheltered feeding and refuge for countless thousands of geese, ducks, storks, herons and waders. When confronted by a stress, a mobile organism can seek refuge in physically benign microhabitats or abandon the area entirely. The Middle East became the lover she could not have and a refuge from the bourgeois England of her family. The North Sea being at the northern end of its range, it may be driven during winter to seek refuge in the few deeps which this sea offers. He quarrelled with Venice over salt pans in the Adriatic which the Republic annexed during his refuge in Italy. Often the cloister was the only refuge for women who wanted to pursue learning and be active in scholarly life. The island is refuge to various species of birds and mammals, including the elusive tapir and five monkey species. Those who attend The Play About the Baby will find scant refuge behind the fourth wall that usually separates audience from actors. Finally he simply took refuge in his dressing room and refused to report for his next scene, announcing that he hated his wardrobe. Lobsters, moray eels and squirrelfish seek refuge in the artificial reef made up of PVC pipes. Planned as temporary refuge from the hurricane and flood waters, they became sites of official neglect. The family were forced to seek refuge in an office building that was designed to withstand hurricanes. Like Ines and Susana, Beatriz takes refuge from a rigidly structured, unaccommodating, and cruel world by alienating herself from it. Show More Sentences A retired British Army major is planning to offer refuge to companies sick of government meddling in the Web. And that motif links the poem with the overall symbolism of Swinburne's world where the sea is always considered a last refuge after pain. We sought refuge in the comfort of pipes, nursery food, big fat armchairs in stuffy, overheated rooms and low-risk jobs for life. Hundreds of thousands of these geese come to the refuge each September to fatten up on cotton grass before heading south. It is also the ancestral home of Inupiat Eskimos and Gwich'in Athabascan Indians, who depend on the bounty of the refuge to survive. She hid behind a rock and quietly slunk around the pond, seeking refuge behind rocks and boulders. Hundreds of displaced Tutsi civilians sought refuge at the bureau communal. In the civil war which ensued Boleslaw was worsted and compelled to take refuge in Hungary. The islands serve as nesting grounds for green sea turtles, home to millions of seabirds, and a refuge for rare monk seals. Wildlife often seek refuge from flood waters on upper levels of a home and may remain inside even after the water recedes. While the rest of us were toiling in Pattaya, a small group sought refuge in the mountain retreat of Soi Dao. The refuge provides a haven for people fleeing violent or abusive relationships. Upland's owners bought and renovated the hotel three years ago, as a refuge from a high-powered life in the capital city. There was kind of a coup, and he took temporary refuge in the United States. Absolute moral standards provide a safe refuge for those frightened to exercise discretion. In my younger and more vulnerable years, I believed school offered a gentle refuge from the cutthroat savagery of the working world. Unfortunate and virtueless people are unable to hear even the name of the Three Treasures, let alone take refuge in them. When I was a student, it was a warm refuge to sip on bottomless cups of coffee and indulge in steamed fruit pudding and toasted cinnamon buns. The pine-shaded forest is a refuge from the city's extreme summer temperatures. Young fish, young crabs and molting crabs have lost shelter and refuge from their predators. Show More Sentences Instead she buried herself in the library, which became a refuge from the decadent student world. In the novel, a young housemaid named Griet innocently entrances Vermeer who comes to see her as a sacred refuge from a soulless marriage. Researchers found that the forest offered a refuge for bee species, which helped pollinate coffee plants. After all, home and family should provide a refuge from the clamor of the outside world. For many of these young MPs the canteen is proving a refuge from the long-drawn speeches and verbal duels in the House. The issue of domestic violence and the absence of a refuge for women who want to escape abusive partners in Sligo was raised. He took refuge in booze and the beginnings of drug availability, and was headed, if not for catastrophe, at least for significant vicissitudes. She moved in with Young as a teenager and the couple had three children, but she fled to a woman's refuge after suffering violent beatings. A bull that caused thousands of pounds of damage after seeking refuge in a Lancaster shop has been immortalized in sculpture. This will be impossible if there is a pedestrian refuge in the middle of the road. Fundamental to the recovery program is the translocation of squirrels off the refuge to suitable sites. It would be reasonable to conclude Princess Diaries 2 offered a refuge of sorts. Stereotyping is the refuge of those who are afraid, ignorant, ill-informed, or just filled with hatred. Having taken refuge in many other women after their break up he had finally, one fine day, woken up in some strange woman's bed and began to cry. Vermin, mostly rodents and cockroaches, climbed out of the flooded gutters to seek refuge inside houses. A traffic island and refuge in the centre of the road is one solution which commanded significant support at the meeting. The Waterford technique also provided this patient a place of refuge or sanctuary where she could retreat and find safety. Early gay culture was like a refuge for all sorts of misfits and nonconformists. So far, about 130,000 of them have fled for home while 23,000 Ivorians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. The more disturbing the situation, the stronger the urge to take refuge in familiar procedures. Show More Sentences When the news broke on Wednesday, the Treasury took refuge in the fact that it was budget day to excuse the fact that it had nothing to say. I notice the tamper sitting in the down refuge siding near the works depot. We have a proud tradition of giving refuge to people fleeing persecution, and welcoming families who want to settle here and work. The grizzly bear cubs inhabiting the refuge atop Grouse Mountain are sleeping under the watchful eye of two infrared cameras. I used to be able to withstand the loneliness of my personal life by finding refuge in the comfort and familiarity of work. Father had had to find refuge with the people he had just been treating with. In one refuge cave, a palaeontologist is excavating a Pleistocene tapir skeleton. The refuge helps prevent the development of resistance to European corn borer and corn rootworm. Public housing has been transformed into an ever-diminishing refuge of last resort. On the run, and in a panic, they find an unintended refuge in the clutches of a press gang. Well the poor mutt ran away howling in pain and agony and he scampered shiveringly to a refuge in a deserted shack. Caught behind enemy lines, they sought refuge in the village of Villeret, near Saint Quentin. She and her mother take refuge with the loyal friend of her childhood, the packman Bob Jakins. Dominant features of the refuge include freshwater marshes, lakes, meadows, alkali flats, rimrocks, and sagebrush and juniper uplands. The centre is a place of refuge and a lifeline to the many service users who regularly attend. Those whose work constantly expose them to the unrelieved grimness of human suffering and death take refuge in gallows humor. I seek refuge in Allah, the most kind and most merciful, from Shaitan the outcast. First his family sought refuge in an abandoned building, narrowly missing two land mines. I became a Buddhist formally only in 1996, when I took the ceremony of refuge with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Whoever had been seeking refuge within the compound's razor-wire-topped walls had been forced to leave in a hurry. Show More Sentences Many in earshot of the blast feared the Germans had landed and sought refuge in air raid shelters. Further evidence of its interest and national importance comes from its role as a refuge for wetland flora. European colonials encouraged the Creeks to think of blacks as slaves in order to prevent runaways from seeking refuge within Creek towns. It is, to say the least of it, a welcome refuge from your landlady's ornamental flower-vases. The emperor Hadrian affranchised the city from aurum coronarium and recognized the right to take refuge in there. Bereft of her image and most intimate self-images, her only remaining refuge is in the realm of sound. They shirked responsibility, put the blame on others, finding refuge in generalities and then in an unthinking bustle of activity. They suspect that Bedouins may have provided arms, or helped the attackers navigate through the desert and find refuge in the mountainous areas. We hied back to our hotel, where we took refuge under the veranda of the beachfront bar and watched the rain beat down with a tumultuous fury. In October 2003 the refuge briefly hosted an endangered whooping crane, one of only about three hundred alive today. Water voles also find a refuge here, and you may see hares boxing in the spring or marsh harriers in the summer. Jolo, about 600 miles south of Manila, is a refuge for armed gangs, bandits and pirates. More than 20,000 people, including 7000 who had taken refuge in the cathedral, were put to the sword or burnt at the stake. The Admiralty sent four ships, accompanied by one sailing ship to serve as a base, supply depot, and refuge in case of trouble. Five hours into the wait, I sought refuge in the hospital chapel, conveniently located adjacent to the waiting room. The next day, to get away from all the tourist buses clogging the narrow streets, I took refuge in a pretty little park I found. When established in the tenth century by the Benedictines, the abbey was an island refuge surrounded by Rhone marsh lands. And yet another is a mountain refuge for vultures, tigers, and wild water buffalo. Europe took refuge in a feudal system in the face of increasing barbarian invasion. I took refuge in a succession of satisfying pastas, including the baked cavatelli. Show More Sentences They went back to the refuge of their hole happy, for they had seen a few peacocks, a few koels and a flock of doves. She takes refuge with her old nurse, Denis's mother, and Denis falls in love with her little daughter Agnes. The massive stone avalanche fell on the scurrying cougar, and forced the big cat to take refuge in the canyon. A police crackdown on town centre violence has led to thugs unleashing their aggression in the home, says a refuge worker. Buffeted by scorn, hated, reviled, he nurses his own hatred, seeking refuge in the thickets of the Law, because true justice has eluded him. What we are looking at is either traffic lights or possibly a roundabout, because a traffic island and refuge would only benefit car users and not public transport. The displaced people have taken refuge in the two camps since 1998, the officials said, adding most of them are Karens who fled fighting in Myanmar. Some might say the club have taken refuge in recent years in the rosy glow of their triumph of 1967 so they might be as well moving permanently to the Portuguese capital. Pembroke river is described as a refuge for wildlife. Thousands of birds feed on the mud flats during the winter and in the summer shell duck nest and rear their young here. His latest comments came as he was besieged by journalists after a fringe meeting in Bournemouth, forcing him to take refuge in the party press office. They fled to pray at the various altars or hide in the dark passages and recesses of the crypt or seek refuge up the stairs in the arched chambers of the roof. On the right is the first victim, the lunatic who had lived his last moments in fear of death, and had sadly found it after seeking refuge in my asylum. In the final section of the book, the sense of dystopia becomes more pronounced and the search for refuge more desperate. In the hard times of the 1930s, unemployed men and transient hobos often took temporary refuge on the island, erecting small shanty towns of tents. While the furthest camping section is the refuge of transient workers looking for an affordable place to stay, tourists are most likely to make use of the cabins and dorms. And descriptivism may be the last refuge of the linguistic conservative after the former mistake has become the current rule. Does Eden offer a refuge from the world or the wisdom to accept it? Churches have become the only refuge for people who have lost everything. Mothers were torn between their need to support the discipline of their sons and their desire to provide a refuge from the harshness of that discipline. But this bar is a great refuge from the madness of weekend London. Show More Sentences Children at the York women's refuge were facing a bleak Christmas. Waterford is also an effective port of refuge for Irish and foreign trawlers to shelter from bad weather, which I saw for myself when in the port. He was born in Exeter on March 25th, 1545, the eldest son of John Bodley, a Protestant merchant who during the reign of Mary Tudor sought refuge with his family in Geneva. The refuge is also an important migration stopover point for many northern nesters, including shorebircls, white-fronted geese, arid sandhill cranes. We cannot let cultural relativism becomes the last refuge of repression. Mackay and another deputy were wounded when exchanging fire with Dorner, who sought refuge in a cabin, apparently also hit. The suffering caused is remembered in the many stories about women fleeing their homes and taking refuge for fear of soldier and yeoman repression. These are just a few of the famous visitors to eel Pie Island, a centuries-old refuge for musicians, hippies, and writers. Then he probably felt refuge and solace in someone who thinks that everything is wonderful and totally OK to do in this world. I seek refuge in Thee from the wicked devils both male and female. Congenitally handicapped and crippled by severe schizophrenic tendencies, he sought refuge in his awesome drawings and in his strange world of dreams. A few months later, when fighting with the government displaced thousands of Nuer, they were able to find refuge in Dinka territory thanks to the bonds forged at Wunlit. The overcrowded school where the family had sought refuge was a scene of despair and squalor. The Rambagh seems to effortlessly have the sense of a refuge and idyll that luxury hotels the world over try so hard to conjure. The refuge provides shelter and habitat for more than 300 butterfly species, including the zebra longwing, pipevine swallowtail, julia, and Mexican blue wing. The juvenile captive birds bound for release are shipped to Mississippi after about a month, and they quickly learn to fit in with the refuge population. The Net can sometimes seem like a monstrous fountain of obscenity, hate and lies, the ultimate refuge for sociopaths releasing years of pent-up frustration. Pursued for being a Tutsi, she took refuge with three different families, who hid her in the capital of Kigali. An estimated ten thousand people visit the refuge each year to enjoy a variety of activities from bird-watching and photography to hunting and fishing. The regions where it is strong have served as a refuge for al Qaeda, which is the main American target. Show More Sentences He was given refuge in Libya by his long time ally, Colonel Gaddafi. Needless to say, I sought refuge in a discussion of the weather. Thousands of people have sought refuge in army bases and police stations. We are only travellers taking temporary refuge in this life and body. Smoke could be seen billowing from many parts of the city where thousands of Madurese have sought refuge in military compounds and government offices. Any country that gives him refuge must be made to disgorge him, or else pay the severest price in sanctions. Can I take refuge in the thought that the mash-up of French and American pastry idioms gives this donut some postmodern cred? He was subsequently harassed by hordes of aggressive mice, and despite taking refuge in a tower in the middle of the Rhine, was eventually eaten by his pursuers. Indeed, prison may offer a safety and refuge from rivals that exceed that found on the outside. In October and November, as many as 50,000 migrating geese, ducks, and tundra swans stop at the refuge during their voyage along the Atlantic Flyway. In this manner the figure loses its proportions and acquires a sinuousness and flexibility suited to the space in which it finds refuge after the various mirrorings. Throughout the late colonial period, many Makonde fled the Portuguese regime, taking refuge in what was then Tanganyika across the Rovuma River border. Tasmania was the last refuge for two large marsupial carnivores. The barren soil along the edge of the dikes proved fertile ground for mustard, tumbleweeds, and other plants that the refuge managers and farmers considered pests. Three Latin American countries have offered refuge to leaker Edward Snowden. The rain descended harder than ever, and he took refuge in the arched doorway of the village church, his boots already bemired, his great coat reeking with the downpour. American diplomatic staff took refuge in a safe area within the compound. He plays a famous actor who has come to Tokyo to shoot a whisky commercial, and is driven from his hotel room by sleeplessness, taking refuge in the cocktail lounge. The one small birdling went up to a lion's whelp, and took refuge with it. But every man wants home to be a safe refuge from the cold-hearted world. Show More Sentences The refuge was established to protect the northern monkshood, a relative of the buttercup that the federal government classifies as a threatened species. Even if the refuge is protected, which looks likely, the energy bill still could still open vast swaths of other public lands to for-profit exploitation. This may have resulted in extinction of some species and refuge for others, often in multiple glacial refugia on the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas. Adrian is a boor and worse, and Lichi finds refuge at Andrew's place. Instead, he retreated behind the refuge of denial and doublespeak. Lawrence plays his much younger wife, who is devoted to turning her husband's ruined house into a paradisiac, yet secluded refuge of peace for them both. Thrigby began a new era in 1979 as a wildlife park, and today has a key role in the worldwide network of zoos which are becoming a last refuge for threatened species. The broken-down, slimy, clammy and cold basement was my refuge from them. A refuge worker who called in to collect the pressies was overjoyed. It provided refuge for indigenous Caribs and later for maroons, and never developed the large-scale sugar plantations that characterized other colonies. Shaking the snow from his hair, Devon immediately moved to retaliate, bombarding Max with amazingly well aimed snowballs until he took refuge behind his father. If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, then maybe talk radio is the first refuge of felon. After the war, Josef Mengele found refuge in Argentina and later Paraguay and Brazil. On a global scale the critics of the system are labelled heretics and on a micro scale people like me still seek refuge in shopping when it all gets too much. Internet discussion groups at times appear to be founts of perspicacity and wisdom, at other times the ultimate refuge for sociopaths releasing years of pent-up frustration. Taking refuge in the dharma, taking a passionless approach, means that all of life is regarded as a fertile situation and a learning situation, always. Even the injunctions of destiny are cancelled if one takes refuge in God. But, he stresses, the refuge also institutes capricious policies. Once a refuge for brahmins looking to blow off steam, today the group is known for its campy puns and campier costumes. They carved a refuge out of the wilderness and then, in 200 years, built it into the most powerful nation on earth. Show More Sentences We can only thank some celestial power that he did not seek refuge in the United States. The guitar drenched with wah-wah here does not sound as, in so many cases, the refuge of a band running out of ideas but a perfect addition to an already memorable song. But the Convention only provides refuge from state persecution. The pedestrian refuge is next to a bus stop which makes it very dangerous. It has been noticed that in their native home, they take refuge in under-water crab-holes or by burying themselves in the sand, where they remain until the rains come. But the flesh-coloured chiffon was covered in delicate embroidery and the revealing bodice took refuge in an ultra feminine jacket with dainty ruffling on the collar and cuff. There is nearly always good refuge to fish in any prevailing winds. Most populations rely on terrestrial habitats for maternity denning and some take refuge on land in areas where the sea ice melts completely during summer. The argument put forth by Elaine Pagels and others is that Gnostics were a vibrant community that sought refuge from Roman power in cults that endorsed personal revelations. Nirvana was able to seek refuge in two camps, with one foot tenuously dipped in the waters of grunge, and one grimy boot firmly set in the world of punk rock. In 1296, as a result of one of these party quarrels, the Guelphs and with them the Grimaldis were expelled from Genoa and took refuge in Provence. The river channel links the remaining, but fragmented wetland areas and nature reserves, providing a refuge for native and migrant species. In his attempt to unite Norway, he found that many of those opposed to his rise to power had taken refuge in the Isles. Members of King Harold Godwinson's family sought refuge in Ireland and used their bases in that country for unsuccessful invasions of England. Marie-Laure and her father, possibly entrusted with a valuable artifact, take refuge in the walled Breton town of Saint-Malo. Becket took refuge in France, and following this there were growing conflicts between Henry II and Becket. This lent a new insidiousness to his temptation, since her contempt would be a refuge from his own. They were forced to take refuge in Falmouth, Cornwall, from where they returned to Plymouth for repair. Its potency had weakened with age, however, and he survived to be exiled while his wife and son took refuge in Austria. And persons from among men used to seek refuge with persons from among the jinn, so they increased them in evil doing. Show More Sentences In 1800, still under police surveillance, Bonneville took refuge with his father in Evreux. The forests of the Weald were often used as a place of refuge and sanctuary. They were forced to retrace their steps and Charles took refuge at Boscobel. After her defeat at the Battle of Langside in 1568 she took refuge in England, leaving her young son, James VI, in the hands of regents. It is not a refuge for self-indulgent monomaths to channelize their aggressions within a community of colleagues and students. A COLLECTION of rare snails have packed up their shells to take refuge in the boiler room of Dudley Zoo. With wife Jessie and younger son John ill, Conrad decided to take refuge in the mountain resort town of Zakopane. With his wife Jenny expecting their fourth child and not able to move back to Germany or Belgium, in August 1849 he sought refuge in London. The Iraqi poet Ahmed Matar left Iraq in the 1970s to take refuge in the more liberal environment of Kuwait. He had given refuge to an exiled Irish king whom he hoped he might use as the excuse for conquest. Robert took refuge in the fortress of Dumbarton Castle in the Clyde estuary to join his uncle, King David. The assassins seized the castle and eventually their families and friends took refuge with them, about a hundred and fifty men in all. Why he had taken refuge in the chapel, he didn't know. His mind had been non-op for a long time now and he just let the impulses flow. At the end of the 14th century, the castle was used as a refuge by Richard II from the forces of his rival, Henry Bolingbroke. It appears that she particularly enjoyed the refuge of the garden and with time she developed a dislike for being kept inside. Strider fights them off with fire and leads the hobbits towards the Elven refuge of Rivendell. In the open ocean, many sinking cells are lost to the deep, but refuge populations can persist near the thermocline. In 1799, as a consequence of the Napoleonic Wars in Italy, the Savoy royal family left Turin and took refuge in Cagliari for some fifteen years. On 10 August 1792, an angry crowd threatened the palace of King Louis XVI, who took refuge in the Legislative Assembly. Pelagius' plan was to use the Cantabrian mountains as a place of refuge and protection from the invading Moors. Show More Sentences In addition to its 259 defenders, over 700 women and children had taken refuge in the monastery. As a result, many of these chiefs sought refuge elsewhere, and began harrying the coasts of the British Isles and Western Europe. Almost 200 people were made temporarily homeless and took refuge at Canning Town Public Hall. Frequently, cruise ships which have planned for another destination have taken refuge in the port, for protection from the frequent storms. These had sought refuge at La Hougue where they would be under the protection of the assembled land forces and a battery. Around 2000 Spaniards who had taken refuge in France after the Spanish Civil War and who had been interned were handed over for forced labour. The Duke of York took refuge in Ireland, while Edward went with the Nevilles to Calais where Warwick was governor. The mountains of Turkey have served as a refuge for the few wolves remaining in Syria. Sighvatur and Sturla with a force of 1000 men drove Snorri into the countryside, where he sought refuge among the other chiefs. Godwin, Gytha and Tostig, together with Sweyn and Gyrth, sought refuge with the Count of Flanders. Tostig's two sons took refuge in Norway, while his wife Judith married Duke Welf of Bavaria. These peridomestic bank vole harborages provide a refuge against most predators and shelter from flooding during times of heavy rainfall. Maroboduus escaped to Noricum and the Romans offered him refuge in Ravenna where he remained the rest of his life. The Huns fell upon the Thervingi, whose staunchly pagan ruler, Athanaric, sought refuge in the mountains. In the Paleolithic period, the Neanderthals entered Iberia and eventually took refuge from the advancing migrations of modern humans. Theoderic invaded Italy in 489 and by August 490 had captured almost the entire peninsula, forcing Odoacer to take refuge in Ravenna. The avenger was forbidden from harming the unintentional killer if the killer took refuge in one of these cities. Before the treaty, Norway remained an ally of the Folkungs, giving them refuge and providing men and arms. The wealth of Hormuz attracted raids so often that the inhabitants sought refuge off the mainland and initially moved to the island of Kishm. They might need to seek refuge more often, and crews intentionally beached some ships for maintenance and repairs. Find more words! 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