Sentence examples for checking ships from inspiring English sources

China should now join its neighbours in, for instance, checking ships for materials that would help in bombmaking.

Mr Renzi says "these brothers and sisters of ours who have died in the Mediterranean Sea" cannot be saved simply by checking ships, "but by preventing them from leaving and being subject to this slave trade".

Neil Clemmons, a senior vice president at Critical Mass, said that online merchants were mindful that most visitors to their sites come not to explore but to complete a specific task, like buying an item or checking shipping status.

For example, with regard to checking ship safety, "it is the job of Port State Control (PSC)… we will focus on particular ships which had illegal records in the past and they have high likelihood to be checked when they call at the port… Maritime and Port Bureau (MPB) take charge of this job.

Turkish maritime authorities can check ships for sanitary conditions and safety, but cannot stop their passage.

While the robot was designed to inspect the water tanks of nuclear reactors, researchers say it could be used to check ships for hidden contraband.

The Iranian Navy said today that it had briefly stopped an American merchant vessel in the Persian Gulf in the second such incident since Iran began to check ships for cargo bound for its war enemy, Iraq.

How are decisions made whether to check ships?

These pest-detection dogs, which are usually terriers (bred for centuries to find and hunt small animals), can either help sniff out predators on the offshore islands themselves or can thoroughly check ships that are sailing out to the islands.

They should also check shipping registers to see that cargoes have actually changed hands, or whether deals are fictitious.

As the brand's based in the States, just make sure you check shipping costs at the checkout before buying.