Sentence examples for harbour sir from inspiring English sources

Speaking at Ilfracombe harbour, Sir Harvey, who first won the former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe's seat in 1992, dismissed the extent of the swing as "palpably absurd", but told The Independent on Sunday that the party would "see a reduced vote share" in the South-west as "the price for going into coalition".

Across the world in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, Sir Ralph Freeman designed a steel arch bridge with a span of 495 metres (1,650 feet) that was begun in 1924 and completed in 1932.

Ministers also harbour hopes that Sir Keith Mills, the Locog deputy chairman, could be persuaded to take on the dual chairmanship of elite funding agency UK Sport and grassroots body Sport England and in concert with Coe bring about a long hoped for closer alignment of the key bodies in British Olympic sport.

In spite of the Southern Cross Expedition's achievements there was still resentment in geographical circles—harboured especially by Sir Clements Markham about Borchgrevink's acceptance of Newnes's gift.

Interviews with several senior bank insiders paint a picture of two ambitious men who joined RBS within weeks of each other in 1998, both harbouring pretensions to succeed Sir George Mathewson as chief executive.

His parents were prominent recusant Catholics; his father had suffered years of imprisonment for his faith, and in 1581 had been tried in Star Chamber alongside William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden, and his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Tresham, for harbouring the Jesuit Edmund Campion.

There is a plan to develop the harbour under the leadership of "masterplanner" Sir Terry Farrell.

Sir Terry said the harbour and seafront would also be restored, and there would be amenities, with the potential for water sports.

King was a director and an investor at Ibrox during Sir David Murray's ownership of Rangers and harbours a desire to put money into the club.

The New Harbour was later renamed as Keppel Harbour in 1900 after Admiral Sir Henry Keppel of HMS Meander, who carried out an on-site survey to build an anchorage in the harbour in the 1880s.

After a fierce battle in the harbour, Adm. Horatio Nelson, ignoring orders to withdraw from the fleet commander, Sir Hyde Parker, instead continued to destroy most of the Danish fleet.