Sentence examples for quays from inspiring English sources

The docks are stupendous buildings, but what impressed me most were the splendid arrangements for unloading vessels, which came close up to the quays, and disembarked their cargoes into the shops as it were.

Salford's derelict quays area had become a dumping ground for Whitehall's pet projects, which were little more than expensive sops to provincial pride.

Its beauty is not in its monuments, but in its immensity; the colossal character of its quays and bridge, to which ours are as toys.

When the ships put into port, brokers patrol the quays to ensure that crews stay on the boats, out of sight of the authorities.

For the foreseeable future, no ezan, or call to prayer, will be heard on Rotterdam's quays: too provocative, says Mr Karakus.In the rough dockside area of Feijenoord, a local Labour politician, Robbert Baruch, enthuses about the role of mosque committees in a "social network" that mitigates poverty.

These are not picturesque harbours, but industrial ports with ugly clutters of fish processing and boat servicing businesses around quays for big sea-scouring vessels.

Although dockers have been working normally the goods they are unloading are starting to fill up the storage space on quays and in sheds.

Yet, 20 years after Salford's first development plan, there is now strong demand for expensive apartments at the Quays.

Icac found Obeid acted corruptly by lobbying former ministers and the Maritime Authority to extend the restaurant and cafe leases at Circular Quay.

Obeid is accused of making inducements to former Maritime NSW boss Steve Dunn in relation to family-owned cafe leases at Sydney's Circular Quay.

Former NSW minister Michael Costa wasn't interested in multimillion-dollar projects run by his department, but was focused on "crumby little" leases at Circular Quay, a corruption inquiry has heard.