Transports Sentence Examples

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  • At the time when further armaments were suspended, the effective strength of the Argentine navy consisted of 3 ironclads, 6 first-class armoured cruisers, 2 monitors (old), 4 second-class cruisers, 2 torpedo cruisers, 3 destroyers, 3 high-sea torpedo boats, 14 river torpedo boats, 1 training ship, 5 transports, and various auxiliary vessels.

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  • On the 18th of January 1788 Admiral Phillip and Captain Hunter arrived in Botany Bay in the " Supply " and " Sirius," followed by six transports, and established a colony at Port Jackson.

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  • The Toulon fleet set sail on the 19th of May; and when the other contingents from the ports of France and Italy joined the flag, the armada comprised thirteen sail of the line, fourteen frigates, many smaller warships and some three hundred transports.

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  • This disaster, the most serious suffered by the French since Rossbach, sent a thrill through the Napoleonic vassal states and aroused in Napoleon transports of anger against Dupont.

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  • He then finally decided to attack Soult (intending subsequently to fall back through Galicia) and ordered up transports from Lisbon to Corunna and Vigo; thus changing his base from Portugal to the north-west of Spain; Blake's Spanish army, now rallying under the marquis de la Romana near Leon, was to co-operate, but was able to give little effective aid.

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  • On the 14th of January the transports arrived; and on the 16th Soult attacked.

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  • Besides these there are a number of practice boats (small school-ships), transports, dispatch boats and launches.

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  • In 1855 the emperor of Brazil sent a squadron of eleven men-of-war and as many transports up the Parana to adjust several questions pending between the empire and was that of the right of way by the Paraguay river to the interior Brazilian province of Matto Grosso.

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  • During the war his services were wholly in the Channel, and he was engaged under Rodney in 1759 in destroying the vessels collected by the French to serve as transports in the proposed invasion of England.

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  • Two British battleships were sunk off the peninsula (" Triumph " May 25, " Majestic " May 27), and owing to the risks run by warships and transports while in the open the Allied troops on shore were thenceforward almost deprived of support from naval gunfire, while reinforcements and stores were mostly brought from Mudros to the various landing places in small craft.

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  • By such expedients he raised and equipped a force which may be estimated at 4000 men-at-arms and as many foot-soldiers, with a fleet of loo transports (1,91).

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  • At the end of July the allies again appeared off the coast of Holland, bringing four thousand soldiers in the war-ships and two thousand in transports.

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  • Meantime seven Japanese cruisers under Vice-Admiral Kaimamura went in search of the Russian Vladivostok squadron; this, however, evaded them for some months, and inflicted some damage on the Japanese mercantile marine and transports.

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  • The transports were now conveying the 6th and 11th divisions to Pitszewo; these were to form the 3rd Army (Nogi) for operations against Port Arthur.

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  • He was certain that war with Spain was inevitable, and he did much to prepare the navy for hostilities, framing an important personnel bill, collecting ammunition, getting large appropriations for powder and ammunition used in improving the marksmanship of the navy by gunnery practice, buying transports and securing the distribution of ships and supplies (especially in the Pacific) in such a way that, when hostilities were declared, American naval victories would be assured.

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  • The object of Ibrahim was to reach Suda Bay with his transports, which the Greeks should at all costs have prevented.

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  • Foote's gunboats could, and did, run the gauntlet, but a canal had to be cut right round the batteries for the transports, before the land forces could cross the river and attack the works in rear; when this was accomplished, by the skill and energy of all concerned, the place with its garrison of 7000 men surrendered at once (April 8, 1862).

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  • At last, after many trials and failures, Grant took a daring step. The troops with their supplies marched round through a network of lakes and streams to a point south of Vicksburg; Admiral Porter's gunboats and the transports along with them "ran" the batteries.

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  • Thomas ordered his lieutenant to retire on Nashville, Hood following him up, impressing recruits, transports and supplies, and generally repeating the scenes of Bragg's march of 1862.

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  • In 1808, as governor of the Hanse towns, he was to have directed the expedition against Sweden, via the Danish islands, but the plan came to nought because of the want of transports and the defection of the Spanish contingent.

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  • The inferiority of the English fleet has been much exaggerated, for the greater part of the French vessels were transports carrying reinforcements and supplies.

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  • To the great powers Phoenician ships and sailors were indispensable; Sennacherib, Psammetichus and Necho, Xerxes, Alexander, all in turn employed them for their transports and sea-fights.

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  • Among the most noteworthy exhibits were those of machinery, of automobiles and bicycles, of agriculture, of transports by sea, of modern art and architecture, of Italian home industries, of the city of Milan; besides which, all the countries exhibiting had their own separate pavilions.

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  • Transports containing 7000 troops, to be led by Marshal Saxe, accompanied by the young prince, were in readiness to set sail for England.

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  • The loss in ships of the line, in transports, and in lives was a crushing blow to the hopes of Charles, who remained in France for over a year in a retirement which he keenly felt.

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  • In addition to these there are several inferior armed vessels of various kinds which bring the total up to 40, not including transports and other auxiliaries.

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  • The Portuguese navy in 1910 consisted of 1 armoured vessel, 5 protected cruisers, 2 third-class cruisers, 19 gunboats, I torpedo gunboat, 4 torpedo boats, 16 river gunboats, 4 transports and 3 training ships.

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  • The Greek navy was to close the Aegean to Turkish transports.

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  • The main line from Madrid to Almeria conveys much ore from Granada and Jaen to the sea; while the railway from Baza to Lorca skirts the Almanzora valley and transports the mineral products of eastern Almeria by a branch line from Huercal-Overa to the Murcian port of Aguilas.

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  • Johns safety, however, was secured in a more practical way when his bastard brother, William, Longsword, earl of Salisbury, made a descent on the port of Damme and burnt or sunk a whole squadron of the French transports.

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  • But Philip's whole thoughts and energies were already directed to the preparation of an Invincible Armada for the conquest of England, and Parma was ordered to collect an enormous flotilla of transports and to keep his army concentrated and trained for the projected invasion of the island realm of Queen Elizabeth.

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  • The society transports goods and passengers between Galatz and Regensburg.

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  • Abercromby landed from its transports in the face of a strenuous opposition from a French force entrenched on the beach.

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  • The design is also highly adaptable to a variety of network transports.

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  • On 4th June American troop transports arrived in Greenland, to build airdromes.

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  • A strong swash occurs and this transports material up the beach forming a berm at the spring high tide mark.

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  • This transports a verdict of " not guilty " on the indictment of British imperialism creating an anarchic international security corollary.

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  • Control is exerted within a network of membranes called endoplasmic reticulum (ER ), which transports proteins throughout the cell.

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  • Although a brook may appear crystal-clear, it nevertheless transports more than enough organic matter to feed a multitude of insect inhabitants.

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  • Inspired by the artist's numerous self-portraits, Bhatt transports the image of Modersohn-Becker to present-day Germany.

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  • The prostate gland produces semen, the fluid that transports sperm from a man's body during orgasm.

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  • Löhr's work transports the viewer through the surface sensuality to a darker and more complex environment.

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  • Phloem The plant tissue that transports soluble food and minerals around a plant body (if the plant has vascular tissue ).

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  • Financial considerations, lack of proper transports for an expeditionary corps, fear of displeasing France, dislike of a policy of adventure, misplaced deference towards the ambassadorial conference in Constantinople, and unwillingness to thwart the current of Italian sentiment in favor of the Egyptian nationalists, were the chief motives of the Italian refusal which had the effect of somewhat estranging Great Britain anc Italy.

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  • The conquest of north and central Italy also placed great naval resources at the disposal of France, Venice alone providing nine sail of the line and twelve frigates (see Bonaparte's letter of the 15th of November 1797), Genoa, Spezzia, Leghorn, Civita Vecchia and Ancona also supplied their quota in warships, transports, stores and sailors, with the result that the armada was ready for sea by the middle of May 1798.

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  • The Anglo-French army concentrated in Mudros Bay, the great natural harbour of Lemnos, in the third week of April and, after a short delay enforced by bad weather, the armada put to sea during the nights of the 23rd-24th and the 24th-25th, so that the transports and the covering warships should arrive at the various rendezvous at or before dawn on the 25th.

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  • Alexander was driven into transports of rage by this championship of the ancien regime by one who had been a servant of its bitterest foe.

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  • He proved himself utterly incapable; his chief exploit was the burning of thirty transports on their return from Epirus whither they had succeeded in conveying Caesar and some troops from Brundusium.

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  • As no transports could arrive, the men dispersed about the abandoned and deserted villages, searching for potatoes, but found few even of these.

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  • The case, as represented by the offended parties, was that, after seizing the transports, Major Denisov, being drunk, went to the chief quartermaster and without any provocation called him a thief, threatened to strike him, and on being led out had rushed into the office and given two officials a thrashing, and dislocated the arm of one of them.

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  • The burning of towns and villages, the retreats after battles, the blow dealt at Borodino and the renewed retreat, the burning of Moscow, the capture of marauders, the seizure of transports, and the guerrilla war were all departures from the rules.

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  • Inspired by the artist 's numerous self-portraits, Bhatt transports the image of Modersohn-Becker to present-day Germany.

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  • The prostate gland produces semen, the fluid that transports sperm from a man 's body during orgasm.

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  • Löhr 's work transports the viewer through the surface sensuality to a darker and more complex environment.

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  • Phloem The plant tissue that transports soluble food and minerals around a plant body (if the plant has vascular tissue).

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  • Transportation Guidelines - Particularly important for out of school care when the day care facility transports kids to and from school and for programs that take field trips.

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  • Milo gets into a toy car and decides to drive through the tollbooth, which transports him to another world.

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  • A ski lift transports skiers up and down the mountain, but do you know how it does this?

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  • Choose one or two accent colors for the remaining pieces to create a crisp, clean look that transports you straight to that relaxing beach.

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  • Experience the whistling wind and the Pacific waves keeping you company on an expedition which transports sailors into another land, faster and grander than all other sailboats in Los Cabos.

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  • Precipitation is the vehicle which transports pollutants from the farm field to the water.

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  • An amusement park focuses on individual rides and attractions, but a theme park uses décor, naming, and other small details to create a cohesive environment, a fantasy land that transports visitors into a unique and creative world.

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  • Lemonade Tycoon transports the tycoon idea to a smaller, more manageable scale.

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  • You'll want to select lightweight gear that packs tightly and transports easily.

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  • Red blood cells-Cells that carry hemoglobin (the molecule that transports oxygen) and help remove wastes from tissues throughout the body.

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  • Red blood cell-Cells that carry hemoglobin (the molecule that transports oxygen) and help remove wastes from tissues throughout the body.

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  • Coenzyme Q10 is a natural substance produced by the body that transports electrons during cellular respiration, or the process in which cells get their energy from oxygen.

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  • You'll find slave ship manifests after 1808 for domestic slave transports.

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  • If you're looking for a chair that transports easily and sets up even quicker, this is the model for you.

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  • If you've had enough of the winter doldrums, the magazine transports you to a place of sunshine, swimsuit models, and... music stars.

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  • These suits may be the very definition of sexy, and wearing one immediately transports you to the world of high sex appeal.

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  • James Cameron, who directed Avatar along with films like Titanic and Aliens, brilliantly transports Avatar audiences to the alien planet of Pandora with the use of stunning special effects.

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  • The problem with this mechanism is that if and when there is excess insulin in the bloodstream after it transports the blood sugar, then cravings for more sugar, increased hunger, and overeating are apparent.

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  • A recent doctorate study has found a link between genes that create apolipoprotein E (a component that transports cholesterol) and Alzheimer's disease.

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  • Insulin transports the glucose from the bloodstream into the body's cells.

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  • Metabolically, whenever your body converts fuel (food) to energy, the result is ATP (andenosine triphosphate), which transports energy within cells for metabolism.

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  • They loaded one of the transports with the supplies and sent it towards the hard site with a security force.

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