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Willaumez was fortunate to have collected this information before attempting to anchor in Table Bay: Popham had ordered all ships and shore facilities to continue to fly the Dutch flag in the hope that enemy ships would be lured within range of the port's gun batteries.
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Roquebert had learned the correct signals for Spanish shipping from captured Spaniash merchant ships and, having lured Junon within range, opened a destructive fire from Renommée that caused severe damage to Junon's rigging.
At the tip of the illicium is a fleshy enlargement, the esca, used to lure prey within range of capture.
Octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes display considerable skill and cunning in hunting, stalking patiently, or luring prey within reach of their arms or tentacles.
Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, breed of sporting dog developed in Canada in the 19th century to lure ducks within gunshot range.
Instead, researchers contend, it uses them to lure prey within range of its other eight arms, which are shorter and much more muscular.
General Kamel was later lured back to Baghdad, where within days, he and several members of his family, taking refuge in his sister's luxurious villa, were killed in a furious shootout.
Darryl Van de Velde, Warrington's coach and a fellow Queenslander, lured him out of retirement within months, and had no hesitation in approving this swansong for one of the game's all-time greats, even though he will miss the Super League game against Halifax on Sunday.
Within moments Mr. Abbott lured Mr. Adan outside, stabbed him to death and fled.
Within a few years, he had lured his entire family west to share his enthusiasm, including his parents and his six brothers and sisters.
"They're chasing shad," he said, and his rod slashed through the air like a fencing saber and he dropped the minnowlike lure within inches of the disturbance.
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