8 sentences with 'expedition'
Example sentences and phrases with the word expedition and other words derived from it.
• « Ill-conceived, utopian and naive, the expedition ended in a real fiasco and ridicule, although it cost Ford almost half a million dollars. »
• « The final event that removed any pretense that the League was anything other than an Athenian empire was the failure of a naval expedition sent in 460 BC by Athens to aid an Egyptian revolt against the Persians. »
• « The Greek expedition was crushed and the Athenians responded by moving the treasure of the League, previously held on the Greek island of Delos (hence the "League of Delia"), to Athens itself, arguing that the treasure was too vulnerable if it remained on Delos. »
• « Almost immediately after Columbus's return to Spain from his expedition, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain understood the significance of his discovery and actively funded further expeditions and, soon, colonists. »
• « The Spanish would later use the Philippines as the base for their Pacific trade network, ultimately linking Europe, the Americas and Asia and fulfilling the original vision of a western route to Asia that had inspired Columbus' expedition in the first place. »
• « As expedition leader and cook, I was to prepare dinner. After 40 minutes the steaks were done and, from the sound of my companions chewing, I deduced that everything had been filled with sand. »
• « But the ozone hole is not only in Antarctica. In February 1990, another one was located at the North Pole by the Cheops III expedition, raising concerns about the high population that would be affected, especially in northern Europe, Canada and Asia. »