By 1569 the Spanish settlement in Cebu had become important as a safe port for ships from Mexico and as a jumping-off point for further exploration of the archipelago.
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The abundance of pine trees in the area provided raw materials for shipyards to develop, and the harbor provided a safe port for English ships bringing in imported goods.
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I called to book a flight out and found out all aircraft had been taken off the island, the airport was closed and all ferries had departed for safer ports.
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The new attention to port security that the controversy generated led to the passage of the SAFE Port Act ( H . R . 4954 ) in Congress in 2006.
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For the Chinese, it was useful to have a safe port of call on theirvoyages to the Indian Ocean, for exploring the neighbouring seas and alsothe east coast of Africa.
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The stock show can sometimes be a formidable place, but Bailey was always a safe port in an otherwise confusing storm of bawling cattle, squealing pigs and bewildered school kids.
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After passage of the Safe Port Act, Sportingbet sold all its U . S .-facing sportsbooks to a privately owned company, Jazette Enterprises Limited, for the sum of $ 1.
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Though the SAFE Port Act's provisions related to Internet gambling were drawn exclusively from H . R . 4411, significant portions were removed, including text relating to the Federal Wire Act.
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Instead of landing in Vlora, as expected, the Greeks opted for the safer port of Durres, further north up the Adriatic coast, before moving down to Fier later in the day.
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Rollo formally served as a vassal, while he continued to expand his power locally in Northern France, to some degree making it a safe port for opportunist Vikings from Norway and Denmark.
