Sentence examples for because of a gale from inspiring English sources

Though her "acceptance trials" were interrupted on 5 November because of a gale and rough seas, they were continued on the 6th with a test of her fuel economy; this consisted of a 24-hour run where Nevada steamed at 10 kn.

I admired him from afar, of course — a football follower had to — but truth be told, I was more of a Gale Sayers guy, largely because of the "wow" factor that made Sayers's career so incredible despite its injury-induced brevity.

It was captured and released off the fire escape into the teeth of a gale.

If you can play in the eye of a gale force ten, you can play anywhere.

That's an indicator of a gale-force wind that Perriello was never likely to survive.

Globalized culture illustrates Joseph Schumpeter's metaphor of capitalist production as a gale of "creative destruction".

She was then in latitude 48.25 N., longitude 34.33 W. Ten liners, attracted by the Volturno's wireless calls for help, went to the aid of the stricken steamer, but, because of the gale, they were obliged to stand by powerless for hours before boats could be lowered.

Little did he know that I had been awake for at least an hour because of the gale-force glacial winds that were pounding the exterior of the tent, a noise that assured me that something unpleasant awaited.

A GALE of constitutional change is blowing through the Horn of Africa.

Because of a string of violent, relentless gales, thus far it has been one of the more miserable yacht races in recent memory.

brought a gale of protest from Southern listeners, and Mr. Wheeler came back up here.