We figure to ourselves The thing we like and then we build it up, As chance will have it, on the rock or sand, For thought is tired of wandering o'er the world, And homebound Fancy runs her bark ashore.
Quotes about ashore (16 Quotes)
We've done such a good job of communicating the dangers of winds and storm surge that accompany hurricanes that flooding in now the number one cause of hurricane fatalities. Our challenge is to get the word out that inland flooding, in some cases far removed from where the storms come ashore, can pose serious danger.
I was trying to really get into the mind-frame of what was going on. They're wet, they're cold, they're coming ashore and there's no beer for miles.
We actually begin our evacuations somewhere in the neighborhood of anywhere between 48 and 72 hours before tropical force winds are forecast to come ashore.
We prepared to go ashore to publish for the first time in New Zealand the glad tidings of the gospel.
After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.
Every door opened others. The records show some interesting encounters with a very complicated community on the ship with a complicated community ashore
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
If it came ashore in a rural area, it could be just a few billion dollars. It (insured loss) is very sensitive to where it actually makes landfall.
I commonly went ashore every day, either upon business, or to recreate myself in the fields, which were very pleasant, and the more for a shower of rain now and then, that ushers in the wet season.
I quit my job, and went ashore to become a writer.
It's basically designed to get across the beach and get a few dozen miles inland. The point being, once (Marines) had managed to secure the beachhead and get a few miles inland, the Army would come ashore and take over from there.
The Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock?
The industry weathered Katrina, but if Rita comes ashore as a Category 4 or 5 storm, it would cast doubt on the solvency of some insurance companies and deplete the surplus capital for others.
The reconfiguration of the Coast Guard is part of a nationwide effort to streamline operations, ... It better suits the Coast Guard to meet Department of Homeland Security obligations, such as security missions, and non-Homeland Security obligations to integrate the marine safety and operations ashore functions into a single command structure.
A day less or more; At sea or ashore, We die - does it matter when.