Sentence examples for a base for expeditions from inspiring English sources

Its purpose was to provide a trading centre for the population and a base for expeditions.

But to use them as a base for expeditions, as we did, can be convenient.

Seventeenth-century São Paulo was a base for expeditions (bandeiras) into the hinterlands by armed pioneers (bandeirantes) in search of Indian slaves, gold, silver, and diamonds.

After they were forced out by the Communists, the Duprees split their time between North Carolina, where Mr. Dupree taught at Duke University and the University of North Carolina, and Peshawar, which he used as a base for expeditions into Afghanistan with the mujahedeen during their war against the Soviet Union and where Mrs. Dupree concentrated on helping the flood of Afghan refugees.

The lab also serves as a base for expeditions to scout for insects' natural enemies.

The British held New York harbor for the rest of the war, using it as a base for expeditions against other targets.

Several major river running operators are headquartered in Flagstaff, and the city serves as a base for Grand Canyon and Colorado River expeditions.

The Campbells were loyal allies of the royal house, and Dunstaffnage was used as a base for government expeditions against the MacDonald Lords of the Isles, among others, during the 15th and 16th centuries.

From £100 a night, sleeps six, book through i-escape.com Temple des Arts, Ouarzazate Ouarzazate, a Berber city in south‑central Morocco, is a good base for expeditions into the Drâa Valley and the Sahara.

He used this house as a base camp for expeditions to other islands such as Gilolo.

"You see the prices and cringe," said Charles Spada, an interior designer from Boston, who keeps a small apartment in Paris as a base for his frequent shopping expeditions.