“The crew of Trinity had the presence of mind to drop the ship's anchor, which prevented it from being swept into the minefield.”

“The nation's ancient roots and strong ties of kinship provide an anchor against progress, but also the means to cope when central authority has collapsed.”

“Weatherspoon had worked as a news anchor at Baton Rouge radio station WJBO for two years as a reporter.”

“An anchorage consists of a cast-iron bearing plate and special wedges to secure the strand inside the anchor housing.”

“The dreamy peace of a quiet anchorage took possession of us, deepened by the languor of the tropics.”

“The results show that lateral roots play an important role in anchorage, and that co-operation between roots may be the most significant factor.”

“A couple of us were interviewed on a beach outside Cairns in Queensland by a television anchorman from the Discovery Channel.”

“When Bruce is passed over for the news anchorman job he covets, he turns his gaze heavenward and curses God for his ill fortune.”

“We cut back to the splitscreen view so we can also see the studio anchorman, who's obviously similarly at a loss by the outburst of profanity.”

“Two children dealing with their mother's disappearance encounter an anchoress who reveals the truth of their family's past.”

“As a priest performed the ceremonies of the burial office, Julian took up residence as an anchoress in a small apartment attached to the church.”

“Among these was Margaret Kirkeby who became an anchoress in his neighbourhood and to whom a number of his major English works are addressed.”

“But I can't sit here and say to you that a person who's a good reader might make it as an anchorperson someplace else.”

“The reporter was talking to the anchorperson and said the Ames strain of this anthrax is resistant to vaccine, the anthrax vaccine.”

“The anchorperson helpfully informs us that this violates the Geneva Accords.”

“A local news anchorwoman told her producer to book me for her half-hour show where she raved about my book.”

“An anchorwoman was interviewing a grizzled old military man about special-forces operations.”

“Monday was a bad day to be a Wimbledon anchorwoman, but the BBC's Sue Barker was not going to let a few intermittent drips dampen her spirits.”

“Word on the street has it that a few anchorwomen at local broadcasters will be taking maternity leaves in the near future.”

“But most of us aren't bikini models who want to be anchorwomen, and no one I know has gone on a reality TV show to achieve their career goals.”

“If we keep exposing the incompetence of veteran anchormen, they won't be able to write us off as amateurs.”

“He is one of the nation's top anchormen and a new poll just named him the most trusted newscaster in America.”

“The evening news programs and their avuncular anchormen, in particular, fulfill a quite significant function.”