Sentence examples for been refitted to from inspiring English sources

A former slave ship called the Ibis has been refitted to transport coolies from Calcutta to the sugar estates of Mauritius, and for hundreds of pages we watch as its crew and passengers are slowly assembled until it finally gets on its way.

It has been refitted to sleep 126 passengers in 66 cabins: Each room is air-conditioned and has a WC.

The very first thing we saw when we walked in was a large glass Victorian-era case that had been refitted to hang vertebrate skeletons.

But perhaps the very practice used by these firms can be refitted to stop them.

He even praised unions that permitted layoffs in factories that needed to be refitted to become competitive in world markets.

Under the ruling, which may be appealed, the Treasury Department may need to redesign its bills, and vending machines may need to be refitted to accommodate new currency.

The handover of the vehicles took place on 30 June and they had to be refitted to the Met's specifications.

The measure would allow up to 30,000 livery cabs to be refitted to pick up street hails in the boroughs outside Manhattan and in Manhattan north of Central Park.

The six locations will be at Croma's own stores, which will be refitted to give them the signature Apple Store design, complete with wooden tables.

Mark Lukasiewicz, the executive producer of NBC News's campaign coverage, said his division almost went ABC News one better when a producer peeked at Mr. Kerry's campaign plane as it was being refitted to include Mr. Edwards's name.

Friends of the BBC, and I am one, hope it can do this in such a way it will be refitted to sail on for many more triumphant years".