A ship in harbor is safe - but that is not what ships are for. From LearnThat.org. [John A. Shedd]
The most outstanding thing you see in the harbor is a large number of abandoned fishing boats left to rot. From Wordnik.com. [3 weeks in Mexico] Reference
A further search at the main harbor was not feasible, and Maj. From Wordnik.com. [Morgan, William J.] Reference
The nger zone outside Garibaldi's harbor is called the Tillamook Bar. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedy of Tillamook Bay] Reference
A view of the harbor from the malecón near our hotel: Pictures of Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [A view of the harbor from the malecón near our hotel] Reference
The network includes ships in harbor, and aims to draw on solar power soon. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Niue, first WiFi nation] Reference
When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. From Wordnik.com. [And by experts, we mean people who love the film Napoleon Dynamite.] Reference
“A ship in the harbor is safe; but that is not what ships were built for.”. From Wordnik.com. [mOral English: Using English Writing for Good « Peace Corps: China] Reference
The Ancient Islamic fort guarding the harbor is pockmarked from years of shelling. From Wordnik.com. [Reporter's Notebook: Mogadishu] Reference
Nantucket harbor is fishing well and I have had several reports of good size fish there. From Wordnik.com. [Nantucket: Wide Open Stripers (With Pics)] Reference
You could dredge this stinking slough you call a harbor and claim a place on the traders 'charts. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Ship]
"I guess the only resentment I harbor is the inconvenience of missing my flight," he says with a laugh. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. rower Abdullah navigates tricky waters] Reference
That they could come off as the safe harbor from a out of control legislators who don't listen to their constituents. From Wordnik.com. [Carville: Dems should force GOP to filibuster health care reform] Reference
Earl Bell's idea of a bridge across the harbor is interesting, but he is a UW retired professor in Urban Design and Planning. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Public vote on viaduct tunnel] Reference
Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. From Wordnik.com. [Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton: Book summary] Reference
The harbor is navigable for the largest merchant vessels and men-of-war in existence, and is perfectly sheltered and easy of access. From Wordnik.com. [In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World] Reference
Beyond the harbors here (see Plate 1) was the main harbor that formed the bases for the Germans; it was made by dredging nine miles inland. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight at Zeebrugge] Reference
The harbor was a scene of busy life and animation. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour] Reference
I strolled down to the harbor, which is close at hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866] Reference
The survivors scattered, calling our harbor a cursed place. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse]
This space, though called a harbor, was almost unsheltered. From Wordnik.com. [The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2)] Reference
This flowed down toward the harbor, which is almost tideless. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885] Reference
Aiding the royalists in the harbor was a fleet of ships under the. From Wordnik.com. [Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers] Reference
I asked him to call the harbor masters in ports in western Russia. From Wordnik.com. [The Stone Monkey]
West of the harbor is a little sort of promontory, flat and fertile. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
The sea has forsaken the harbor, which is now a pestilential morass. From Wordnik.com. [Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity] Reference
A harbor has been the great want of this coast; see what a thing it is at Newport!. From Wordnik.com. [Erema — My Father's Sin] Reference
The harbor, if it could be called a harbor, was full of war vessels, prizes, and colliers. From Wordnik.com. [A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"] Reference
Down toward the harbor was a larger square, with a larger pool, and a grove of olive trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
The harbor is a fine one, and during the war it was a favorite resort for blockade-runners. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army. In Which Is Given Full Descriptions of the Numerous Battles in which She Participated as a Confederate Officer; of Her Perilous Performances as a Spy, as a Bearer of Despatches, as a Secret-Service Agent, and as a Blockade-Runner; of Her Adventures Behind the Scenes at Washington, including the Bond Swindle; of her Career as a Bounty and Substitute Broker in New York; of Her Travels in Europe and South America; Her Mining Adventures on the Pacific Slope; Her Residence among the Mormons; Her Love Affairs, Courtships, Marriages, &c., &c.] Reference
So escape through the harbor was a million-to-one shot; some prizes might be worth such odds. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
An 'in the harbor is a cottage, an' in the cottage is a woman; an 'the woman is ample an' kind. From Wordnik.com. [Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D.] Reference
The wind being free, I ran on into Round Pond harbor, which is a little port east from Pemaquid. From Wordnik.com. [Sailing Alone Around the World] Reference
But Justin kept on; between him and the harbor was the Neck, with its jagged shore line of rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Glory of Youth] Reference
Overlooking the harbor is a lofty fortification which commands the town and all of its approaches. From Wordnik.com. [Due West or Round the World in Ten Months] Reference
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