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Sentence Examples Photographs and film both show manila rope still neatly stowed about the ship's mooring bollards. The man with the skinny tie tells me that the comic book is transported in a manila envelope. Instead of showcasing my bead proudly like I do my gourd drum, I keep my little bead hidden away in my desk, under heaps and heaps of files and manila folders. A manila rope made by inmates of Buxar Central Jail is generally used for hanging. Common natural fibres for rope are manila hemp, hemp, feathers, linen, cotton, coir, jute, straw, and sisal. In May 2012, I put out my first vertical heavy manila rope sets with the bottom ends dipped in preorbital lure. Most of this is the manila variety, which is preferred in Mexico. The raw materials from which Bollinger constructed his most characteristic works include aluminum piping, cyclone fencing, manila rope, rubber hose, and steel barrels. The wraps are made from natural fibres, particularly abaca or manila hemp, a tree-like plant indigenous to the Philippines of the same genus as the common banana. The assembly saw delegates housed in five-star hotels and carrying upmarket Bonia-brand bags, instead of the usual Manila paper envelopes. Despite her support, about 300 protesters tried to march on the US embassy in the capital, Manila. The marchers from Central Luzon will be joined by thousands of protesters from Manila and Southern Tagalog. The British embassy in Manila said it could not confirm details until it had notified the next of kin. One of our suppliers located the Manila rope and the tarred marline that was needed for the job. Trend spotters would have found few clues at a recent Manila fashion show to commemorate International Women's Day. Jolo, about 600 miles south of Manila, is a refuge for armed gangs, bandits and pirates. Rather than dumping its stock of surplus Jeeps into Manila Bay, the American authorities released them to civilians. The aggressive serrations enable the knife to waltz through tough Manila or polypro lines neatly. It's a large volume, and heavy, so I shall wrap it carefully in stout Manila paper to keep the cloth binding and its dust cover in good order. Both men denied any wrongdoing when they appeared in handcuffs at a news conference in Manila on Tuesday. Show More Sentences The 26th Cavalry was garrisoned at Fort Stotsenburg, adjacent to Clarke Field, 75 miles northeast of Manila. According to the Manila Standard, even fortune-tellers are flip-flopping on the possible outcome. In the Philippines campaign, the fight to liberate Manila ended in carnage. When his brother is killed, Walter is free to be Walterina and to shake his booty in the dance clubs of Manila. He later expanded the same business model to Manila as a base for South East Asia. Will Radio, Manila, or Frontier ever move to a non-proprietary scripting language? On Tuesday police rescued child workers from a sweatshop operating in the Manila suburb of Binondo. Despite political protests from anti-American populists in Manila, the potent tool of U.S. airpower may well be applied. Six months later, U.S. troops drove Filipino militias from Manila and pursued them into the countryside. For three years it has been negotiating peace with Manila, all the while keeping up skirmishes against the national army. Before we started, we placed very large pieces of plain Manila paper on each desk, as a protective covering for the work surface. Manila and the adjacent ports are the best equipped to ship manufactured goods. In his lap was a Manila folder, Italian writing scribbled all over on various notes and documents. He handed me a small, Manila coloured envelope made of heavy writing paper. Done in the City of Manila, this 27th day of June, in the year Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eight-six. A 6 x 7 wire line was six strands of seven wires each, closed in a spiral direction around a fiber core, usually Manila or sisal. The 10 women involved were already Yugoslav passport holders and returned to Belgrade after only a few weeks in Manila. The whole process lasts about one hour and is perhaps the best 60 minutes you could spend in Manila. In the capital Manila, activists have asked the city's three-million cellphone users to report the licence numbers of cars spewing black smoke. Two glider combat teams landed amphibiously at a town, Nasugbu, on the west coast of the island of Luzon, south of Manila. Show More Sentences Manila became the centre for a trade in Chinese silks with Mexico, in return for Mexican silver dollars. As soon as the captain heard this, he excused himself for a minute, went down into his cabin, and brought back a large Manila envelope. The battle for Manila lasted two weeks and devastated the city and its population. To illustrate the cultural underpinnings of economic success, McGurn tells a story about a visit he made to an ethnic Chinese family in Manila. I had the students trace the piece of linoleum on the Manila paper so they could draw the exact size they needed. Classroom monitors hand out the pastels and Manila paper for the warm-up exercises. Turning the dial and entering the correct combination, he pulled open the metal safe door and peered inside at the Manila folders it contained. The storm also caused heavy rains that swamped parts of the Philippine capital, Manila. At a desk to the very side of the room, a very overweight, red-faced man was shuffling through some files and stuffing them into Manila folders. Nearly 20,000 families, most of whom from the southern Tagalog and Bicol regions south of Manila have been affected by the storm. In addition, I was privileged to preach in several other churches in the Manila area. Sansevieria or bow-string hemp has been tested in Florida as a possible substitute for Manila hemp. Therefore, we arrived at a feasible product through mixing the silk fiber with the Manila hemp fiber. Officials on Monday announced the expulsion of two diplomats from the embassy in Manila for alleged espionage. After graduation, he went into broadcasting, first in his native Bicol region, then in Manila. Sideropes and manropes must be made of good quality Manila or other material of equivalent strength, durability and grip. Manila paper is made chiefly from old Manila hemp ropes and is valuable as a strong wrapping paper. Later, the business world turned to Manila hemp, accelerated by the Japanese Industrial Revolution. Abaca is not a hemp but since hemp was the main source of fibres for centuries, the abaca fibre was named Manila hemp. On shore leave in Manila, he meets up with Yuddy on the eve of a disastrous lapse in judgment. Show More Sentences The bearded man left the room and returned a moment later carrying two thick Manila folders which he handed to Cain. Marie just rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to the piece of thick Manila paper the teacher was handing out. He wanted to go back to Manila on a plane every day, but we all stayed out there. The Manila water privatisation hasn't been an unmitigated success. The librarian handed Steven only about a dozen Manila folders, many containing only one or two photos, a stack hardly as thick as a dime-store novel. For now, all of his value can be typed onto an application and stuffed in a Manila envelope to be scanned in fifteen minutes by a member of the admissions department. In Manila and Jakarta, the situation was somewhat better with tourists and foreign expatriates apparently not disturbed by the horrific events in Bali. Others were trapped in their homes by the sudden rise of the water overnight Thursday when authorities were forced to open gates of dams north of Manila to prevent damage. The investigation originally focused on a Manila flat where a telephone line, traced with caller ID, is thought to have been used to release the worm. Clarke pulled out a Manila file folder and handed it to Vaughn. The victim, who had been in and out of the Philippines and owned a bar and restaurant in Manila, was declared dead on arrival at a Manila hospital. He had a bag in one hand and a thin, Manila file folder in the other. Indeed, even coastal fisheries were severely hampered after 1941 by mounting shortages of cotton yarn, ramie, Manila hemp, and, most importantly, petroleum. Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of May, in the year Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixteenth. The Philippine government said Friday it is about to sign a new aviation agreement paving the way for resumption of direct commercial flights between Manila and Taipei. Many supplies and much equipment necessary to support the defense of Bataan were lost at forward supply depots, military installations, or the Manila area. When Jesse M. Robredo became mayor of Naga, his hometown, the city had seriously deteriorated from its glory days as queen of the Bikol region southeast of Manila. In 1565 a Spanish galleon laden with cinnamon sailed from Manila to Mexico, finally linking up Spain's American colonies with the markets of south-east Asia. Sisal hemp is only slightly inferior in quality to Manila hemp. And yet the introduction on a large scale of Manila hemp into the European markets in place of Russian hemp would have more than a commercial and industrial importance! Show More Sentences Give each student a sheet of the Manila paper and a piece of white chalk. You can use a standard Manila file folder and loose-leaf paper or you may want to create a folder on your computer and use a text editor such as Microsoft Word for your pages. Mayon, a cone-shaped mountain situated 200 miles southeast of Manila that towers over farming communities in the Bicol region, is a major tourist attraction. Together they went around the world with Muhammad Ali, to Zaire, Manila, Kuala Lumpur. Look at the men playing football in the trenches in the First World War, the Thriller in Manila or the Rumble in the Jungle. The money paid in lieu of socage service, which ought to be applied to the wants of the province in which the socage is due, is forwarded to Manila. Upon the defeat of Bambalito, Legazpi orders the exploration of the villages north of Manila. In 2012, Cebu introduced Life Dance, the biggest outdoor dance party in the country outside Metro Manila. In 1823 Lieutenant John Lihou, then Master of HMS Zenobia, was on passage from Manila to South America and chose a route through Torres Strait. In a combined fleet they sailed to Manila to prevent Chinese merchants dealing with the Spanish. While stationed in Manila, Morga noted many of the wares imported from the Ming dynasty of China. In 1600 Dutch corsairs under Olivier van Noort were preying on shipping entering Manila harbor. It was taken to Manila, where the captain and the surviving sailors were garrotted on the orders of the governor. Filipino is the standardized form of the Metro Manila dialect of Tagalog, and is an official language of the Philippines. Its third meeting was in Manila in 1987 and during this meeting, it was decided that the leaders would meet every five years. Pope Leo XIII instructed the Archbishop of Manila, Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa to excommunicate those who initiated the schism. Manila The 31-day absentee vote for overseas Filipinos kicked off without major hitches yesterday, reports reaching Manila from abroad said. Traffic in Metro Manila, Philippines, leaves frenzied, colorful light trails in its wake as commuters race along Alabang Zapote Road. The excellence awardee of the INTEL-AIM Corporate Responsibility Award went to Manila Water. The ship calls at Manila, KotaKinabalu, Bandar Seri Begawan, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh, De Nang and SanyaHainan Island. Show More Sentences Villalon said that in the Philippines only 26 doctors can diagnose ROP and these are all based in Manila. More than a hundred people turned up at the Malate church in Manila for the annual event held near the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. The Manila Hemp, Musa textilis, a relative of the Banana plant, is widely used in ship's rigging and for sacking. Oji Fiber, a new company specializing in production of paper fibers from Manila hemp, has been incorporated. The couples, from the suburbs of Marikina City and Quezon City in Manila, took part in the free annual service. Marvy del Rosario Schuman, president of the local Asian Council, is from Manila. When he came home to Manila via Taipeh in 1983, Marcos was then sick of lupus. Among the areas covered will be Metro Manila, parts of Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, and the whole catchment basin of Laguna Lake, Singson said. Seasonal changes of Perkinsus and Cercaria infections in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum from Jeju, Korea. Public interest increased sharply when a Filipina, a former comfort woman, went public with her experience in 1990 in Manila. Manila defeated undermanned QR Singapore 4-0 in what was both teams' opening fixture. The oil depot has been a subject of various concerns, including its environmental and health impact to the residents of Manila. In return China imported mostly silver from Peruvian and Mexican mines, transported via Manila. In 1762 the resumption of hostilities with Spain led to the British capture of Manila and of Havana, along with a Spanish fleet sheltering there. The Dutch had a large force at their disposal but when they tried to take Manila, they were defeated at the Battles of La Naval de Manila. After this defeat, the Dutch abandoned their efforts to take Manila and the Philippines. After looting the Cacafuego, Drake turned north, hoping to meet another Spanish treasure ship coming south on its return from Manila to Acapulco. They landed on Luzon in January 1945 and recaptured Manila in March following a battle which reduced the city to ruins. In the Philippines, the British were confined to Manila until their agreed upon withdrawal at the war's end. Quezon, who had earlier proposed a new city to be built on land northeast of the City of Manila. Show More Sentences The Manila galleons operated for two and a half centuries linking Manila and Acapulco, in one of the longest trade routes in history. And during the Spanish Era, The Intramuros is the old walled city of Manila located along the southern bank of the Pasig River. From 1565 Spain established a major trading operation with the Manila Galleons in the Philippines and the Pacific. A large amount of plunder was taken from the city after the Battle of Manila. Spanish forces regrouped under Simon Anda, who had escaped from Manila during the siege. The British were prevented from extending their authority beyond Manila and the nearby port of Cavite. In 1565, the application of this principle in the Pacific Ocean led the Spanish discovering the Manila Galleon trade route. Part of the Ternatean population chose to leave with the Spanish, settling near Manila in what later became the municipality of Ternate. Spanish galleons travelled across the Pacific Ocean between Acapulco in Mexico and Manila. Spanish forces captured the former Portuguese fort from the Ternatese in 1606, deported the Ternate Sultan and his entourage to Manila. This discovery started the Manila galleon trade, which lasted two and a half centuries. The archipelago was Spain's outpost in the orient and Manila became the capital of the entire Spanish East Indies. During most of the colonial period, the Philippine economy depended on the Galleon Trade which was inaugurated in 1565 between Manila. Manila became the most important center of trade in Asia between the 17th and 18th centuries. During the initial period of colonization, Manila was settled by 1200 Spanish families. At the immediate south of Manila, Mexicans were present at Ermita and at Cavite where they were stationed as sentries. These goods were then exported to New Spain and ultimately Europe by way of Manila. The authorities from Manila issued a general pardon, and many of the Filipinos in the mountains surrendered. The early success at Manila did not enable the British to control the Philippines. Anda intercepted and redirected the Manila galleon trade to prevent further captures by the British. Show More Sentences Manila is also made up of Six Congressional Districts that represents the city on the Lower House of the Philippine Congress. It is estimated that there were 35 masonic lodges in the Philippines in 1893 of which nine were in Manila. These were Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Tarlac, Laguna, Batangas, and Nueva Ecija. With the loss of its naval forces and of control of Manila Bay, Spain lost the ability to defend Manila and therefore the Philippines. The economy of the island is centered in Metro Manila with Makati serving as the main economic and financial hub. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. The Manila galleons, the largest wooden ships ever built, were constructed in Bicol and Cavite. The Manila galleons were accompanied with a large naval escort as it traveled to and from Manila and Acapulco. The Manila Galleons brought with them goods, settlers and military reinforcements destined for the Philippines, from Latin America. British forces occupied Manila from 1762 to 1764 in an extension of the fighting of the Seven Years' War. Daniel Burnham built an architectural plan for Manila which would have transformed it into a modern city. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte personally oversaw the transition on the Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev which was docked in Manila. Rail transport in the Philippines only plays a role in transporting passengers within Metro Manila. The busiest seaports are Manila, Batangas, Subic, Cebu, Iloilo, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga. Metro Manila is the most populous of the 3 defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines and the 11th most populous in the world. Filipino is a standardized version of Tagalog, spoken mainly in Metro Manila and other urban regions. The wrecks of the Manila galleons are legends second only to the wrecks of treasure ships in the Caribbean. The westward route from Mexico passed south of Hawaii, making a short stopover in Guam before heading for Manila. The ports were fundamental for overseas trade, stretching a trade route from Asia, through the Manila Galleon to the Spanish mainland. Manila was also the seat of power for most of the country's colonial rulers. Show More Sentences With 71,263 people per square kilometer, Manila is also the most densely populated city proper in the world. The City of Manila is located on the eastern shores of the Manila Bay in one of the finest harbors in the country. In the 13th century, Manila consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter on the shore of the Pasig River. In 1574, Manila was temporarily besieged by the Chinese pirate Lim Hong, who was ultimately thwarted by the local inhabitants. Likewise, wines and olives grown in Europe and North Africa were shipped via Mexico to Manila. General Douglas MacArthur declared Manila an open city to prevent further death and destruction, but Japanese warplanes continued to bomb it. At the end of the battle, Manila was recaptured by joint American and Philippine troops. In 2012, DMCI Homes began constructing Torre de Manila, which became controversial for ruining the sight line of Rizal Park. The Torre de Manila controversy is regarded as one of the most sensationalized heritage issues of the country. The City of Manila is situated on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, on the western edge of Luzon, 1300 km from mainland Asia. The seismically active Marikina Valley Fault System poses a threat to Manila and the surrounding regions. Manila has endured several deadly earthquakes, notably in 1645 and in 1677 which destroyed the stone and brick medieval city. Together with the rest of the Philippines, Manila lies entirely within the tropics. Manila is known for its eclectic mix of architecture that shows a wide range of styles spanning different historical and cultural periods. According to the 2016 CMCI, Manila was the second most competitive city in the Philippines. The Port of Manila is the largest seaport in the Philippines, making it the premier international shipping gateway to the country. After Mexico gained independence in 1821, Spain began to govern Manila directly. Manila Bulletin, the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, is headquartered in Intramuros. Manila serves as the headquarters of the Central Bank of the Philippines which is located along Roxas Boulevard. It contains the famed Manila Cathedral and the 18th Century San Agustin Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Show More Sentences As the cultural center of the Philippines, Manila is the home to a number of museums. The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is a museum of modern and contemporary visual arts exhibits the Filipino arts and culture. Manila has many sports venues, such as the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and San Andres Gym, the home of the now defunct Manila Metrostars. The city, however, have no control over Intramuros and the Manila North Harbor. A new government center was to be built on the hills northeast of Manila, or what is now Quezon City. Several government agencies have set up their headquarters in Quezon City but several key government offices still reside in Manila. However, many of the plans were substantially altered after the devastation of Manila during World War II and by subsequent administrations. The City of Manila has the highest budget allocation to healthcare among all the cities and municipalities in the Philippines. All types of public road transport plying Manila are privately owned and operated under government franchise. The city is serviced by the LRT Line 1 and Line 2, which form the Manila Light Rail Transit System. The Port of Manila, located in the vicinity of Manila Bay, is the chief seaport of the Philippines. The Maynilad Water Services took over the west zone of which Manila is a part. Electric services are provided by Meralco, the sole electric power distributor in Metro Manila. The Manila Health Department is responsible for the planning and implementation of the health care programs provided by the city government. The city also contains the Manila Science High School, the pilot science high school of the Philippines. Although he failed in his attempt, King Philip II succeeded in 1565, establishing the initial Spanish trading post at Manila. The following year he followed Goiti and Salcedo to Manila, after hearing the villages had been conquered. Most restaurants in Manila, Pampanga and Cebu charge a corkage fee for every bottle of wine that the customer ask the establishment to serve. Common and widely available clam varieties from the Pacific Coast include geoducks, littlenecks, and Manila clams. Cities affected are Bangkok, Denpasar, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo. Show More Sentences Tania Peregrino Owen from Llanfairpwll, 25, had moved to the Philippine capital, Manila, eight months ago to teach English. The agency said the casualties included three teenage boys who drowned in Pipit town in North Cotabato province, 930 kilometers south of Manila. Manila Times Manila Alleged pork barrel scheme mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles has hired a new lawyer to take charge of her plunder case. Never before or since could America field such a trio of outstanding grass performers at one time as Manila, Theatrical and Estrapade. Paz was on the way to the Fabella Hospital in Manila when her placenta ruptured. Manila Some 11 pilots of flag carrier Philippine Airlines went on sick leave to take tests in airline companies abroad, a local paper said. Historically, this area was also called Nuevas Filipinas or New Philippines as they were part of the Spanish East Indies and governed from Manila in the Philippines. Manila is also the home to the headquarters of the World Health Organization's Regional Office for the Western Pacific and Country Office for the Philippines. Manila is notorious for its frequent traffic jams and high densities. Manila galleons brought in far more silver to China than the Silk Road. The Balikatan exercises, which start on April 20, will also be held on the central island of Panay, Palawan in the southwest and a former American airbase north of Manila. In 2006, Forbes magazine ranked Manila the world's most congested city. Almost as soon as war had been declared with Spain, orders had been despatched for a British force at Madras to proceed to the Philippines and invade Manila. The Tamaraw FX, the third generation Toyota Kijang, which competed directly with jeepneys and followed fixed routes for a set price, once plied the streets of Manila. Manila also hosts important national institutions such as the National Library, National Archives, National Museum and the Philippine General Hospital. The following year British forces captured Havana and Manila, the western and eastern capitals of the Spanish Empire, and repulsed a Spanish invasion of Portugal. She worked for the Department for more than 30 years, at posts in Seoul, Moscow, Athens, Nairobi, Manila, Djakarta, Tel Aviv, Cape Town, Beijing, Tokyo and Prague. The historic Walled City is administered by the Intramuros Administration, while the Manila North Harbor is managed by the Philippine Ports Authority. The first stop on this outward leg of the journey was Manila. The 2010 World Cup of Pool was held at Robinsons Place Manila. Show More Sentences Previously a widely played sport in the city, Manila is now the home of the only sizable baseball stadium in the country, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. Robinsons Place Manila is the largest shopping mall in the city. Manila is regarded as one of the best shopping destinations in Asia. Other major publishing companies in the country like The Manila Times, The Philippine Star and Manila Standard Today are headquartered in the Port Area. He then created a metropolitan area called Metro Manila, which remains congested today due to failed execution of the Quezon City plan as well as the Burnham Plan. Jesus Is Lord Church also has several branches and campuses in Manila, and celebrates its anniversary yearly at the Burnham Green and Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park. English is the language most widely used in education, business, and heavily in everyday usage throughout Metro Manila and the Philippines itself. As a result, succeeding earthquakes of the 18th and 19th centuries barely affected Manila, although it did periodically level the surrounding area. It now has 126 local churches in Metro Manila, Palawan, Bataan, Zambales, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, as well as parts of Pampanga and Cavite. Annually, Manila is hit with 5 to 7 typhoons creating floods. During the Spanish Era, the government of the Spanish East Indies built a succession of palaces in and around Manila for high colonial officials and religious authorities. Manila has a distinct dry season from December through May, and a relatively lengthy wet season that covers the remaining period with slightly cooler temperatures. Almost all of Manila sits on top of centuries of prehistoric alluvial deposits built by the waters of the Pasig River and on some land reclaimed from Manila Bay. One of the more famous modes of transportation in Manila is the jeepney. After the 1898 Battle of Manila, Spain ceded Manila to the United States. The victorious Spaniards made Manila, the capital of the Spanish East Indies and of the Philippines, which their empire would control for the next three centuries. In the Philippines Manila near the South China Sea was the main port. There were two major ports in New Spain, Veracruz the viceroyalty's principal port on the Atlantic, and Acapulco on the Pacific, terminus of the Manila Galleon. The independence of Mexico in 1821 ended the run of the Manila Galleon. In 1573, the port was granted the monopoly of the Manila trade. Show More Sentences In addition, slaves from various origins were transported from Manila. This led to the passing of a decree in 1593 that set a limit of two ships sailing each year from either port, with one kept in reserve in Acapulco and one in Manila. Trade with Ming China via Manila served a major source of revenue for the Spanish Empire and as a fundamental source of income for Spanish colonists in the Philippine Islands. After capturing a Spanish ship heading for Manila, Drake turned north, hoping to meet another Spanish treasure ship coming south on its return from Manila to Acapulco. The Manila galleons sailed the Pacific for 250 years, bringing to the Americas cargoes of luxury goods such as spices and porcelain, in exchange for silver. During the American period, some semblance of city planning using the architectural designs and master plans by Daniel Burnham was done on the portions of the city of Manila. Metro Manila's gross regional product was estimated as of 2009 In 2011 Manila ranked as the 28th wealthiest urban agglomeration in the world and the 2nd in Southeast Asia. Manila Bay, upon the shore of which the capital city of Manila lies, is connected to Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines, by the Pasig River. Many atrocities and war crimes were committed during the war such as the Bataan Death March and the Manila massacre that culminated with the Battle of Manila. The peninsula encloses the Manila Bay, a natural harbor considered to be one of the best natural ports in East Asia, due to its size and strategic geographical location. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the first Philippine document written in 900AD, names places in and around Manila Bay as well as Medan in Indonesia. Filipino forces then laid siege to Manila, as had American forces. The Straits Times index has lagged the go go Southeast Asian markets in Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok and Hanoi even before last week's Wagnerian sturm und drang. At the time of signing the treaty, the signatories were not aware that the Manila was under British occupation and was being administered as a British colony. Save the Children spokespeople, including the organization's country director in the Philippines, Ned Olney, are available for interviews via Skype and telephone from Manila. Some wine tastings in Manila are sponsored by wine producers. Featured products are made of one type or a combination of materials, including Manila hemp, capiz, sinamay, raffia, silk, satin, galvanized iron and resin. Corregidor, a rocky, two-mile-square island that sits astride the entrance to Manila Bay, was the final defensive position for American and Filipino forces. Kyodo News learned from a staff member of an apartment complex in the suburb of Malate in Manila that Wada had checked in on May 30 upon arrival from Japan. Beijing has demanded that Manila remove a rusty, World War II-vintage landing ship it grounded on the shoal in 1999 that serves as an outpost for Philippine troops. Show More Sentences For example, Manila galleons could not sail into the wind at all. Examples from Classical Literature Make end papers and fly-leaves of 60-pound kraft paper or 80-pound manila, guarded with jaconet on one side of the sheet. One of these should be a 60-pound and the other an 80-pound manila paper, both guarded entirely around the fold with jaconet. But he caught sight on the quay of a heavy seaman's chest, painted brown under a fringed sailcloth cover, and lashed with new manila line. The more important fibres of this class are manila, sisal, phormium. You'll need a large wastebasket and a box of manila folders, and you'll need to free up space in a real file cabinet nearby. The freighter had anchored off the Manila port area during the night, berthing in the early hours. Scotty pointed at drying racks on which Manila hemp fiber, product of the abac, was drying. Then Legaspi continued his journey to Manila, and was received there with acclamation. He looked back fondly to the days when he had sung his part in the antiphony in the magnificent cathedral at Manila. A royal decree, dated May 15, 1596, regulates the status of the bishoprics suffragan to the archdiocese of Manila. What cards and hazard are for blase Europe, cock-fighting is for the simple native of Manila. He reached Manila as a State prisoner in the colon, isolated from all but his jailors. In the suburbs of Manila there are now twelve cemeteries and one crematorium. One demi-cannon cast in Manila, old style, caliber sixteen libras, length twenty-two calibers. One demi-cannon, old casting of Manila, caliber sixteen libras, length twenty-two calibers. One saker, old casting of Manila, caliber seven libras, length twenty-nine calibers. All the envelopes were of softish Manila paper varying in grade and hue, under one-cent stamps. If you sail for Manila with that tin soldier I'll go after you in a hydroplane! The conquest of the northern provinces began soon after the flotilla of Legaspi came to anchor in Manila Bay. July 31 a battle was waged at malate, a small town half way between Cavite and Manila. Show More Sentences My ship's been drydocked and overhauled and she's in New York now loadin' for Manila. Zamboanga, which is over 400 miles south of Manila, is cooler than the capital. When the Royal Order reached Manila he was so ill that his banishment was postponed. Its only industry is cigar-making, but the exports include also Manila hemp, sugar, and coffee. He had about twenty feet of Manila rope tied about his waist with the end held in his hand. He held up one frayed end of a Manila rope, that was wound around the tree-trunk. Miss Dolores had consented to wear a manta de Manila or soft shawl wound gracefully around her, and in her hair a red clavel. Later, epidemics of smallpox and cholera have made a prison and a pesthouse of Manila. It was known in Manila that the hostile squadron was on the way to the Philippine capital. I had taken passage on one of the regular steamers from Manila to Hong Kong, and was to reship from there. Rizal was at once re-embarked, on the Colon, and returned to Manila, a state prisoner. In Manila alone the permission to meet was extended to Thursdays. The island of Panay is more than sixty leguas58 south of Manila. The Dominicans have only a dozen livings in the archbishopric of Manila. I would make a bet you wouldn't get fifty miles from Manila harbor. I'm talking about the bathyscaphe that ought to be in Manila any day now. It was one of our gunboats bound from ILO ILO back to Manila. The rubber-producing trees I saw about Manila were very promising. Consequently, some think that Manila is the antipodes of Sevilla. Find more words! 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