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  • The fisheries protection vessel 'Tarifa' entered British waters and deployed a small speedboat to carry out checks on Spanish fishermen off the east side of the Rock, reports The Gibraltar Chronicle.

    MercoPress 2009

  • In consequence of the disf ingaished gallantry displayed by the Sd battalion of the. 87th regiment, in successfully defending tbe breach at Tariftg in Spain, on the 51st December 1811, against a superior force of the enemy, his Royal Highaess the Prince Regent, in the nanie and on the behalf of his Majesty, haa been pleased to approve of the word "Tarifa" being borne on the colours and appointmenta of the 87th regiment, in addition to any other badges or devices which may have hero - tolbre been granted to that regiment.

    The Royal Military Chronicle 1812

  • We then moved to Tangier, Morocco, via the port of Tarifa, after a delightful afternoon spent gazing at the beautiful views of the Strait of Gibraltar from atop one of the "Pillars of Hercules" that once bore the warning for sailors "nothing further beyond" in Latin.

    Fahad Faruqui: The Accessibility Of Envy On Social Media Fahad Faruqui 2011

  • Not only would I be saving power at the DAC rate but also would be paying the remainder of my power at the Tarifa 1 rates which are appreciably lower than DAC rates.

    Solar Supplies and Grid Tie Info 2009

  • Now, with a 10-year building boom along Spain's southern coast, from Tarifa to Valencia, the trees -- often uprooted by developers -- are finding new homes in Spain and abroad as yard ornaments.

    A New Market for Old Olive Trees 2008

  • Portugal has two pipeline connections with Spain: Tarifa (1.08 Bcf/d) and Tuy (40.6 Mmcf/d).

    Energy profile of the Iberian Peninsula 2007

  • As they approach the Spanish coast, an unemployed university graduate named Murad considers their destination: Tarifa.

    The Elegant Variation: TEV 2005

  • As they approach the Spanish coast, an unemployed university graduate named Murad considers their destination: Tarifa.

    LALAMI WATCH - DAY 43 TEV 2005

  • The road after you passed Tarifa was so bad that those who had endured it said nobody could endure it, and in such a case I was sure I could not, but now I am sorry I did not venture, for since then I have motored over some of the roads in the state of Maine and lived.

    Familiar Spanish Travels 2004

  • Perhaps it was a profession which he merely joined to his civic function, but it was as if we were taken into custody when he put himself in charge of us and led us to the objects of interest which I cannot say Tarifa abounds in.

    Familiar Spanish Travels 2004

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