Sentence examples for whalers based from inspiring English sources

Jónas's condemnation of the massacre of Basque whalers (based on a real event in 1615) results in his politically-motivated persecution and his banishment for compiling a book chimes with the experience of oppressed writers today: "I felt the heat of the animosity they bear towards me, the vindictive nature that drives a man to destroy the neighbour in a fire as if he were a banned book.

Founded in 1972 as the New England Whalers and based in Hartford, Connecticut, the franchise was first a member of the upstart World Hockey Association WHAA).

In the 25 seasons before that, the team was called the Whalers and was based in three New England cities while in the N.H.L. and the World Hockey Association.

To be against the utilisation of an abundant stock is not environmentalism .The anti-whalers supplement their environmental objections with policies based on notions of animal welfare or animal rights.

The main character, James R. Foster, is based on a real-life Union soldier and whaler from Water Mill.

Based on how sensitive monkeys were to the venom, Whaler (1971) estimated 14 mg of venom would be enough to kill a human being: equivalent to 0.06 ml of venom, or 1/50 to 1/1000 of what can be obtained in a single milking.

In Cold Spring Harbor the Whaling Museum has "Splendid Voyage: Life on a Long Island Whaler," an exhibition tracing a 30-month Pacific voyage of the locally based 19th-century whaleship Splendid.

The fearsome reputation perpetuated by Melville was based on bull whales' ability to fiercely defend themselves from attacks by early whalers, occasionally resulting in the destruction of the whaling ships.

Killer whale cannibalism has also been reported based on analysis of stomach contents, but this is likely to be the result of scavenging remains dumped by whalers.

The purchase of Hatteras, which is based in New Bern, N.C., adds to Brunswick's boating line, giving it high-end yachts that complement its Boston Whaler, Trophy and Baja brands.

Brunswick, based in Lake Forest, Ill., said the two brands, which had combined sales of about $80 million last year, would be added to its saltwater boat group, which would be run by Michael Myers, head of its Boston Whaler business.