Sentence examples for armada from from inspiring English sources

Both the west wind and the English fleet now prevented the Armada from rejoining Parma, and it was forced to make the passage back to Spain around the northern tip of Scotland.

A law enforcement armada from a half-dozen city and federal agencies is preparing for mass rallies here this week as organizers try to extend the protest against global economics that plunged Seattle into violent street confrontations in November.

And then, once the world's attention has turned away from Iraq and the United States has withdrawn much of its naval fleet and air armada from the region, Iraq could begin -- once again -- to interfere with the arms inspections, sparking yet another crisis requiring an American military buildup.

Protestant Wind is a name for the storm that deterred the Spanish Armada from an invasion of England in 1588 where the wind played a pivotal role, or the favorable winds that enabled William of Orange to invade England in 1688.

The Tudor state had to crush an Irish rebellion and see off another armada threat from Spain.

■  Nissan will recall about 3,200 Titan and Armada trucks from the 2013 model year because of problems with the brake master cylinder, the automaker has informed N.H.T.S.A.

A grant of £7.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), using money from national lottery players, was the final piece in a campaign to raise £10.3m to buy the work, known as the Armada portrait, from descendants of Sir Francis Drake.

After nearly two years' preparation and prolonged delays, the Armada sailed from Lisbon in May 1588 under the command of the duke of Medina-Sidonia, a replacement for Spain's most distinguished admiral, the marquess de Santa Cruz, who had died in February.

Take for example the latest Armada chipset from Marvell; it's an ARM based graphic processing package that has enough power to handle hi-res 3D gaming, and 1080p video — simultaneously.

Dear Vice, Reading your glossy pages makes my hands feel like a skinned mini-horse getting acupuncture, whilst the Spanish Armada regurgitates from my mouth.

Bonaparte's armada sailed from Toulon on 19 May 1798, making rapid progress through the Ligurian Sea and collecting more ships at Genoa, before sailing southwards along the Sardinian coast and passing Sicily on 7 June.